Influenza vaccination: A call for a multiple intervention approach

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 136-138

  Pierrynowski Gallant, Donna M ^a   Murray, Mary Ann ^b   McNeil, Shelly ^c  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decision making; Health personnel; Influenza; Intervention studies

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 33645760438     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405332     Document Type: Article

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