Influenza vaccination coverages among children, adults, health care workers and immigrants in Spain: Related factors and trends, 2003-2006

Journal of Infection

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 472-480

  Jiménez García, Rodrigo ^a   Hernández Barrera, Valentín ^a   Carrasco Garrido, Pilar ^a   López de Andrés, Ana ^a   Pérez, Napoleón ^a   de Miguel, Ángel Gil ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Health care workers; Immigrants; Influenza; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INDIGENT; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAIN; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN; VACCINATION;

EID: 56949096477     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.10.005     Document Type: Article

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