Do patterns of knowledge and attitudes exist among unvaccinated seniors?

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 675-683

  Bardenheier, Barbara H ^a   Wortley, Pascale M ^a   Winston, Carla A ^a   Washington, Michael L ^a   Lindley, Megan C ^a   Sapsis, Karena ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; And behaviors; Attitudes; Cluster analysis; Immunization; Influenza; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748471250     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.30.6.13     Document Type: Article

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