Factors associated with uptake of pandemic influenza vaccine among general practitioners and practice nurses in Shropshire, UK

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 302-307

  Hothersall, Eleanor J ^a,c   de Bellis Ayres, Sabrina ^b   Jordan, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Shropshire County Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health personnel; Influenza A virus; Influenza vaccine; Pandemic; Primary health care; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PANDEMICS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84866346196     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2012.00056     Document Type: Article

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