Identifying attitudes, beliefs and reported practices of nurses and doctors as immunization providers

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1602-1611

  Pielak, Karen L ^a   McIntyre, Cheryl C ^a   Tu, Andrew W ^a   Remple, Valencia P ^b   Halperin, Beth ^c   Buxton, Jane A ^a,b  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Beliefs; Clinical guidelines; Communication; Immunization; Instrument development; Public health nursing

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; VACCINES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954191316     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05326.x     Document Type: Article

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