Influenza vaccine uptake in adults aged 50-64 years: Policy and practice in England 2003/2004

Vaccine

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1786-1791

  Joseph, Carol ^a   Elgohari, Suzanne ^a   Nichols, Tom ^a   Verlander, Neville ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immunisation; Influenza; Vaccine uptake

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 32544460404     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2005.10.024     Document Type: Article

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