Evaluation of travel medicine practice by yellow fever vaccination centers in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 84-91

  Boddington, Nicola L ^a   Simons, Hilary ^a,b   Launders, Naomi ^a,c   Gawthrop, Mary ^a   Stillwell, Alexandra ^a   Wong, Claire ^a,b   Mathewson, John ^a   Hill, David R ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VACCINE; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS VACCINE; YELLOW FEVER VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG STORAGE; EMPORIATRICS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INTERNET; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; VACCINATION; YELLOW FEVER;

DRUG STORAGE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; ENGLAND; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH RECORDS, PERSONAL; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; TRAVEL; TRAVEL MEDICINE; VACCINATION; YELLOW FEVER; YELLOW FEVER VACCINE;

EID: 84863397481     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2011.00587.x     Document Type: Article

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