High vaccination rates for seasonal and pandemic (A/H1N1) influenza among healthcare workers in Dutch general practice

Vaccine

Volumn 28, Issue 38, 2010, Pages 6164-6168

  Opstelten, Wim ^a,b   van Essen, Gerrit A ^b   Heijnen, Marie Louise ^c   Ballieux, Mireille J P ^a   Goudswaard, Alexander N ^a  

^a DUTCH COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acceptance; General practice; Pandemic influenza; Seasonal influenza; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; PANDEMIC; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; VACCINATION;

EID: 77955663854     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.07.031     Document Type: Article

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