Influenza vaccination coverage determinants among employees of the nazareth hospital in Israel

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 338-341

  Dubnov, Jonathan ^a,b   Kassabri, William ^c   Bisharat, Bishara ^c   Rishpon, Shmuel ^a,b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c Nazareth Hospital   (Israel)

Author keywords

Health care workers; Influenza; Vaccination coverage

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; ISRAEL; LIFESTYLE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; SEX RATIO; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; VACCINATION;

ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ISRAEL; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; VACCINATION;

EID: 77954465386     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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