Influenza vaccination: Healthcare workers attitude in three middle east countries

International Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 319-325

  Abu Gharbieh, Eman ^a   Fahmy, Sahar ^b   Rasoo, Bazigha Abdul ^a   Khan, Saeed ^a  

^a DUBAI PHARMACY COLLEGE   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Ein Helwan   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Healthcare workers; Influenza; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; KUWAIT; MALE; MOTIVATION; OMAN; PROTECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 78649678671     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14491907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.7.319     Document Type: Article

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