Flu vaccine among health workers in Qatar

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1157-1160

  Shahbic, Hessa E ^a   Said, Hana A ^a  

^a HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN; QATAR; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QATAR;

EID: 78651099806     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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