Differences in the attitude and knowledge of hospital health care workers regarding older patient vaccinations

Human Vaccines

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 761-764

  Ridda, Iman ^a,b   Lindley, Richard ^b,c   MacIntyre, Raina C ^a,d  

^a National Centre for Immunization Research and Surveillance Sydney   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes to pneumococcal vaccine; Elderly patients; Hospital doctors; Hospital nurses; Survey

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NURSING STAFF; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; VACCINATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74049142350     PISSN: 15548600     EISSN: 15548619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/hv.5.11.9869     Document Type: Article

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