Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding varicella vaccination among health care providers participating in the varicella active surveillance project, Antelope Valley, California, 2005

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 197, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages

  Carbajal, Tina ^a   Civen, Rachel ^a   Reynolds, Meredith ^b   Chaves, Sandra S ^b   Mascola, Laurene ^a  

^a Acute Communicable Disease Control Program   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE;

CHICKENPOX; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CALIFORNIA; CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 42549119976     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/522143     Document Type: Conference Paper

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