College students' perceptions of H1N1 flu risk and attitudes toward vaccination

Vaccine

Volumn 29, Issue 44, 2011, Pages 7599-7601

  Ramsey, Meagan A ^a   Marczinski, Cecile A ^a  

^a NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Flu risk perception; H1N1 influenza; Influenza vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDENT ATTITUDE; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053594847     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.07.130     Document Type: Article

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