Determinants of flu vaccination among nurses: The effects of group identification and professional responsibility

Applied Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 42-58

  Falomir Pichastor, Juan M ^a   Toscani, Letizia ^b   Despointes, Sophie Huyghues ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

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EID: 58149161371     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2008.00381.x     Document Type: Article

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