Pertussis knowledge, attitude and practices among European health care professionals in charge of adult vaccination

Human Vaccines

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 197-201

  Hoffait, Muriel ^a   Hanlon, David ^b   Benninghoff, Bernd ^a   Calcoen, Stijn ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS   (Belgium)

^b KANTAR HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Booster; Pertussis; Practice; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

PERTUSSIS VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EUROPE; FINLAND; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INCIDENCE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PERTUSSIS; POLAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAIN; VACCINATION;

ADULT; EUROPE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VACCINATION;

EID: 79952456634     PISSN: 15548600     EISSN: 15548619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/hv.7.2.13918     Document Type: Article

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