Nurses' attitudes and beliefs about influenza and the influenza vaccine: A summary of focus groups in Alabama and Michigan

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-24

  Willis, Bayo C ^a   Wortley, Pascale ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; REGISTERED NURSE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALABAMA; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MICHIGAN; NURSES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 33846837293     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.07.009     Document Type: Article

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