Knowledge and attitudes on pandemic and seasonal influenza vaccination among Slovenian physicians and dentists

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 92-97

  Socan, Maja ^a   Erculj, Vanja ^b   Lajovic, Jaro ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Slovenia)

^b Rho Sigma Research and Statistics   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTIST; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMIC; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASON; SLOVENIA; STATISTICS; VACCINATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTISTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMICS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEASONS; SLOVENIA; VACCINATION;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876536224     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cks006     Document Type: Article

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