Facilitators for influenza vaccination uptake in nurses at the Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Public Health

Volumn 125, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 512-517

  Askarian, M ^a   Khazaeipour, Z ^b   McLaws, M L ^c  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Influenza immunization; Nurses; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

CROSS SECTION; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; HEALTH WORKER; INFLUENZA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; VACCINATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG FEVER; DRUG SAFETY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA VACCINATION; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MYALGIA; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VACCINATION;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051470425     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2011.03.012     Document Type: Article

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