Factors associated with differential uptake of seasonal influenza immunizations among underserved communities during the 2009-2010 influenza season

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 282-287

  Vlahov, David ^a,b   Bond, Keosha T ^b   Jones, Kandice C ^b   Ompad, Danielle C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based participatory research; Health disparities; Influenza; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NEGRO; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEASON; STATISTICS; TRUST; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VACCINATION;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; SEASONS; TRUST; VACCINATION;

EID: 84862328949     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-011-9443-x     Document Type: Article

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