Attitudes toward mandatory occupational vaccinations and vaccination coverage against vaccine-preventable diseases of health care workers in primary health care centers

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 66-70

  Maltezou, Helena C ^a   Katerelos, Panos ^a   Poufta, Sophia ^a   Pavli, Androula ^a   Maragos, Antonios ^a   Theodoridou, Maria ^b  

^a Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Immnunity; Infection control; Knowledge; Mandatory vaccination; Safety; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA TETANUS VACCINE; HEPATITIS A VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; MUMPS VACCINE; RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHICKENPOX; DIPHTHERIA; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MALE; MEASLES; MUMPS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUBELLA; SELF REPORT; TETANUS; VACCINATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872049053     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.01.028     Document Type: Article

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