A cross-sectional survey to evaluate knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding seasonal influenza vaccination among European travellers to resource-limited destinations

BMC Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Pfeil, Alena ^a   Mütsch, Margot ^a   Hatz, Christoph ^a   Szucs, Thomas D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAVEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VACCINATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAVEL; VACCINATION;

EID: 77954268878     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-402     Document Type: Article

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