Low acceptance of vaccination against the 2009 pandemic influenza a(H1N1) among healthcare workers in Greece

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 3-

  Rachiotis, G ^a   Mouchtouri, V A ^a   Kremastinou, J ^b   Gourgoulianis, K ^a   Hadjichristodoulou, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGE; ARTICLE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GREECE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MALE; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 77952504498     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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