The perceptions of and disincentives for receiving influenza A (H1N1) vaccines among chronic renal disease patients in Hong Kong

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 137-144

  Siu, Judy Yuen Man ^a  

^a Prince of Wales Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Disincentive; H1N1 vaccine; Influenza A (H1N1); Patients with chronic renal disease; Perception

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENTS;

EID: 84856728427     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2011.01023.x     Document Type: Article

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