Relation between the level of knowledge and the rate of vaccination against the flu virus among the staff of the Clermont-Ferrand University hospital;Relation entre le niveau de connaissance et le taux de vaccination contre le virus de la grippe parmi le personnel du CHU de Clermont-Ferrand

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 586-594

  Dutheil, F ^a,b   Kelly, C ^b   Biat, I ^a   Provost, D ^b   Baud, O ^a   Laurichesse, H ^a   Chamoux, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLERMONT FERRAND   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Healthcare personnel; Influenza; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FRANCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56549124033     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: 17696690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2008.09.017     Document Type: Article

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