Influenza vaccination in Germany. A population-based cross-sectional analysis of three seasons between 2002 and 2005;Grippeimpfung in Deutschland: Eine bevölkerungsbezogene querschnittsanalyse der drei influenzasaisons von 2002 bis 2005

Medizinische Klinik

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 537-545

  Szucs, Thomas D ^a,c   Wahle, Klaus ^b   Müller, Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Coverage; Elderly; Germany; Health care; Influenza; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG TOLERANCE; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FRIEND; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NURSE; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELEPHONE; THINKING; WINTER; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MALE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEASONS; VACCINATION;

EID: 33746225414     PISSN: 07235003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00063-006-1076-y     Document Type: Article

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