Perceived seriousness of seasonal and A(H1N1) influenzas, attitudes toward vaccination, and vaccine uptake among U.S. adults: Does the source of information matter?

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 185-187

  Maurer, Jürgen ^a   Uscher Pines, Lori ^a   Harris, Katherine M ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

2009 Influenza A(H1N1); Influenza; Information sources; Pandemic; Perceptions; Public health messaging; Seasonal; Uptake; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG UPTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); MASS IMMUNIZATION; PANDEMIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PANDEMICS; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954817698     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.05.008     Document Type: Article

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