Attitudes, knowledge and factors related to acceptance of influenza vaccine by pediatric healthcare workers

Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-117

  Livni, Gilat ^a   Chodik, Gabriel ^b   Yaari, Arnon ^a   Tirosh, Naama ^a   Ashkenazi, Shai ^a  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Compliance acceptance of influenza vaccine by pediatric healthcare workers; Healthcare workers; Influenza; Pediatrics; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; ISRAEL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE ATTITUDE; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT;

EID: 45449088548     PISSN: 13057707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1556979     Document Type: Article

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