Workplace vaccination and other factors impacting influenza vaccination decision among employees in Israel

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 853-869

  Shahrabani, Shosh ^a   Benzion, Uri ^b,c  

^a THE MAX STERN YEZREEL VALLEY COLLEGE   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c WESTERN GALILEE COLLEGE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Employees; Health belief model; Influenza vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; ISRAEL; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; WORKPLACE; ADOLESCENT; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; ISRAEL; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950901335     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7030853     Document Type: Article

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