Exploring determinants of acceptance of the pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 vaccination in nurses

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 623-630

  To, Kin Wang ^a   Lee, Sing ^a   Chan, Tat On ^a   Lee, Shui Shan ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

health care worker; Immunization; vaccine

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PANDEMIC; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COHORT STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MASS VACCINATION; NURSES; PANDEMICS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 77957155413     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.05.015     Document Type: Article

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