The Decision to Receive Influenza Vaccination Among Nurses in North and South Dakota

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 116-125

  Johansen, Laurie Jo ^a   Stenvig, Thomas ^a   Wey, Howard ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flu; Influenza vaccine; Nurses; Triandis

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH DAKOTA; NURSES; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH DAKOTA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857649871     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2011.00966.x     Document Type: Article

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