Knowledge, attitude, and practices about the seasonal influenza vaccination among healthcare workers in Srinagar, India

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 540-545

  Bali, Nargis K ^a   Ashraf, M ^a   Ahmad, Feroze ^a   Khan, Umar H ^a   Widdowson, Marc Alain ^b   Lal, Renu B ^b   Koul, Parvaiz A ^a  

^a SHER I KASHMIR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare workers; Influenza; Occupational hazard; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASONAL INFLUENZA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879119470     PISSN: 17502640     EISSN: 17502659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2012.00416.x     Document Type: Article

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