Influenza vaccine-related information needs of US primary care physicians

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 421-423

  Clark, Sarah J ^a   Cowan, Anne E ^a   Wortley, Pascale M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunization; Influenza vaccine; Physician survey; Primary care

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INJECTION; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 83155180326     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.09.013     Document Type: Article

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