Physicians as key communicators of the influenza vaccination for the elderly, patients with chronic conditions, and health care workers: Results of a nationwide survey in the context of the national influenza vaccination campaign;Niedergelassene Ärzte als Multiplikatoren der Influenzaimpfung bei älteren Menschen, chronisch Kranken und medizinischem Personal:Ergebnisse einer bundesweiten Repräsentativbefragung im Rahmen der nationalen Influenza-Impfkampagne

Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 945-952

  Wortberg, S ^a   Walter, D ^b   Knesebeck, M V D ^a   Reiter, S ^b  

^a Bundeszentrale für Gesundheitliche Aufklärung ^*

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elderly patients; Influenza; Patients with chronic conditions; Physician; Vaccination; Vaccination campaign

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERMANY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE;

EID: 70350054812     PISSN: 14369990     EISSN: 14371588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00103-009-0871-z     Document Type: Article

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