Demographic and socioeconomic determinants of influenza vaccination disparities among university students

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 808-813

  Uddin, M ^a,b   Cherkowski, G C ^a,b   Liu, G ^a,b   Zhang, J ^a,b   Monto, A S ^a   Aiello, A E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG; HEALTH IMPACT; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; LOGISTICS; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MALE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MICHIGAN; PARENTS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957263930     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.090852     Document Type: Article

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