Perceived risks of adverse effects and influenza vaccination: A survey of hospital employees

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 495-499

  Ehrenstein, Boris P ^a   Hanses, Frank ^a   Blaas, Stefan ^a   Mandraka, Falitsa ^a   Audebert, Franz ^a   Salzberger, Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

adverse effects; hospital employees; immunizations; influenza; influenza vaccines

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VACCINATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; VACCINATION;

EID: 77957327459     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp227     Document Type: Article

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