Trends in influenza vaccination coverage rates in germany over six seasons from 2001/02 to 2006/07;Entwicklung der Influenzaimpfraten in Deutschland von 2001/02 bis 2006/07

Medizinische Klinik

Volumn 103, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 761-768

  Blank, Patricia R ^a   Freiburghaus, Andreas U ^b   Ruf, Bernhard R ^c   Schwenkglenks, Matthias M ^b   Szucs, Thomas D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c Klinikum St Georg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Avian influenza; Germany; Influenza; Population; Trend curves; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

AVIAN INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; CHRONIC PATIENT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; RISK FACTORS; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

AVES;

EID: 61449143568     PISSN: 07235003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00063-008-1121-0     Document Type: Article

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