Knowledge, attitudes and behaviors regarding influenza vaccination among hygiene and preventive medicine residents in Calabria and sicily

EuroMediterranean Biomedical Journal

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages 77-83

  Costantino, Claudio ^a   Battaglia, Angelo ^a   D'Asta, Mario ^a   Furnari, Roberto ^a   Gimigliano, Alessandra ^a   Guaccero, Alessandro ^a   Mallamace, Nadia ^a   Marcantoni, Claudio ^a   Maringhini, Guido ^a   Laura Marsala, Maria Grazia ^a   Micò, Rocco ^a   Biafore, Alessio ^a   Papalia, Riccardo ^a   Pasqua, Caterina ^a   Simone, Benedetto ^a   Franchino, Giuseppe ^a  

^a Preventive Medicine and Public Health (SItI)   (Italy)

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EID: 84880345144     PISSN: 22797165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3269/1970-5492.2012.7.17     Document Type: Article

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