Prevalence and determinants of influenza vaccination in the Hong Kong Chinese adult population

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Lau, Joseph T F ^a,b   Au, Doreen W H ^a   Tsui, H Y ^a   Choi, K C ^a  

^a Prince of Wales Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Coverage; Health Belief Model; Perception; Respiratory diseases; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF MODEL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PREVALENCE; TELECONSULTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865790141     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.01.036     Document Type: Article

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