Seasonal influenza vaccination knowledge, risk perception, health beliefs and vaccination behaviours of nurses

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 140, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1569-1577

  Zhang, J ^a   While, A E ^b   Norman, I J ^b  

^a Seeond Military Medical University   (China)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Influenza (seasonal); vaccination (immunization)

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; NURSE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; SEASONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864446834     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268811002214     Document Type: Article

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