The effect of physician's recommendation on seasonal influenza immunization in children with chronic diseases

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Pandolfi, Elisabetta ^a   Marino, Maria Giulia ^b   Carloni, Emanuela ^a   Romano, Mariateresa ^a   Gesualdo, Francesco ^a   Borgia, Piero ^c   Carloni, Roberto ^d   Guarino, Alfredo ^e   Giannattasio, Antonietta ^e   Tozzi, Alberto E ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c Agency for Public Health   (Italy)

^d Regional Health Agency   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Chronic disease; Immunization; Influenza; Physicians; Recommendations

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INFLUENZA; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEASON; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEASONS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84868690105     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-984     Document Type: Article

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