Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of health care workers towards influenza vaccination

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 189-195

  Mytton, O T ^a   O'Moore, E M ^b   Sparkes, T ^c   Baxi, R ^a   Abid, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Belief; Health care workers; Influenza; Knowledge; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; VACCINATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VACCINATION;

EID: 84876030352     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqt002     Document Type: Article

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