Immunization champions: Characteristics of general practitioners associated with better immunization delivery

Human Vaccines

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 403-411

  Goodyear Smith, Felicity ^a   Grant, Cameron ^a   Petousis Harris, Helen ^a   Turner, Nikki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Family; Family practice; Immunization; Physicians; Primary health care; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

EID: 70349532965     PISSN: 15548600     EISSN: 15548619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/hv.5.6.8356     Document Type: Article

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