Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding influenza vaccination among health professional students

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 498-502

  Mallari, Joycelyn ^a   Goad, Jeffery ^b   Wu, Joanne ^b   Johnson, Kathleen ^b   Forman, Todd ^c   Neinstein, Lawrence ^b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allied health professions; Health professional students; Heath professionals; Immunizations; Influenza vaccine; Physicians; Student pharmacists; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; STUDENT; VACCINATION;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STUDENTS; VACCINATION;

EID: 34447534419     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2007.07018     Document Type: Article

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