Healthcare workers' knowledge and attitudes about pertussis and pertussis vaccination

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1284-1289

  Goins, William P ^a   Schaffner, William ^a   Edwards, Kathryn M ^a   Talbot, Thomas R ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERTUSSIS VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; E-MAIL; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PERTUSSIS; PHYSICIAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VACCINATION;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; TENNESSEE; VACCINATION; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 35348930608     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/521654     Document Type: Article

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