Healthcare workers and influenza vaccination: An ERS-ESCMID Web-based survey

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1223-1225

  Blasi, F ^a   Palange, P ^b   Rohde, G ^c   Severin, T ^d   Cornaglia, G ^e   Finch, R ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ERS Headquarters   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^f NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Healthcare worker; Influenza; Questionnaire; Survey; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PANDEMIC; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SEASONAL INFLUENZA;

EID: 79960700258     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03501.x     Document Type: Article

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