Influenza vaccination during pregnancy: Opinions and practices of obstetricians in an urban community

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 823-828

  Wu, Pingsheng ^b   Griffin, Marie R ^b   Richardson, Airron ^b   Gabbe, Steven G ^b   Gambrell, Meredith A ^b   Hartert, Tina V ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Influenza vaccine; Obstetricians; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN POPULATION; VACCINATION;

EID: 33747189507     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000231262.88558.8e     Document Type: Article

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