Knowledge and attitudes regarding influenza vaccination among nurses: A research review

Vaccine

Volumn 28, Issue 44, 2010, Pages 7207-7214

  Zhang, Jing ^a   While, Alison E ^b   Norman, Ian J ^b  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Health knowledge; Influenza vaccination; Nurses; Practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CINAHL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMBASE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; KNOWLEDGE; MEDLINE; NURSE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SELF REPORT; THERAPY EFFECT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NURSES; VACCINATION;

EID: 77957763376     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.08.065     Document Type: Article

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