Impact of knowledge and positive attitudes about avian influenza (H5N1 virus infection) on infection control and influenza vaccination practices of Thai healthcare workers

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 472-474

  Apisarnthanarak, Anucha ^a,c   Phattanakeitchai, Piphob ^a   Warren, David K ^b   Fraser, Victoria J ^b  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AVIAN INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AVIAN INFLUENZA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; KNOWLEDGE; LETTER; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PANDEMIC; THAILAND;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THAILAND; VACCINATION;

EID: 42549143021     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/587495     Document Type: Letter

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