Health care worker beliefs about influenza vaccine and reasons for non-vaccination - A cross-sectional survey

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 8 A, 2005, Pages 922-925

  Canning, Helen Sarah ^a,b   Phillips, Jennifer ^a   Allsup, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Healthcare worker; Influenza; Influenza vaccination; Nursing; Uptake

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MOTIVATION; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF CARE; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VACCINATION;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MALE; MOTIVATION; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; TIME FACTORS; VACCINATION;

EID: 23944495611     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01190.x     Document Type: Review

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