Acceptance of a vaccine against pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus amongst healthcare workers in Beijing, China

Vaccine

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1605-1610

  Seale, H ^a   Kaur, R ^a   Wang, Q ^a   Yang, P ^b   Zhang, Y ^b   Wang, X ^b   Li, X ^b   Zhang, H ^c   Zhang, Z ^d   MacIntyre, C R ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c Institute for Infectious Diseases   (China)

^d Xicheng District Center for Disease Prevention and Control   (China)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Healthcare workers; Influenza; Pandemic; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 79952703427     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.12.077     Document Type: Article

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