Gender influence in influenza vaccine uptake in Spain: Time trends analysis (1995-2006)

Vaccine

Volumn 28, Issue 38, 2010, Pages 6169-6175

  Jiménez García, Rodrigo ^a   Hernández Barrera, Valentín ^a   de Andres, Ana Lopez ^a   Jimenez Trujillo, Isabel ^a   Esteban Hernández, Jesus ^a   Carrasco Garrido, Pilar ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adherence; Coverage; Gender; Influenza; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPAIN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; SPAIN; VACCINATION;

EID: 77955657142     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.07.029     Document Type: Article

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