Influenza immunization rates, knowledge, attitudes and practices of health care workers in Iran

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 636-644

  Khazaeipour, Zahra ^a,b   Ranjbarnovin, Neda ^a,b   Hoseini, Najmesadat ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Health care worker; Influenza; Influenza vaccination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; IRAN; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNIVERSITY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 79957689823     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.1152     Document Type: Article

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