Nurses' knowledge and risk perception towards seasonal influenza and vaccination and their vaccination behaviours: A cross-sectional survey

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1281-1289

  Zhang, Jing ^a   While, Alison E ^b   Norman, Ian J ^b  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Influenza; Influenza vaccination; Knowledge; Nurses; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MALE; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; SEASON; UNITED KINGDOM;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LONDON; MALE; NURSES; RISK; SEASONS;

EID: 80053203542     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.03.002     Document Type: Article

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