Who knows more about immunization?

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Buxton, Jane A ^a,b   McIntyre, Cheryl C ^c   Tu, Andrew W ^b   Eadie, Brennan D ^a   Remple, Valencia P ^a   Halperin, Beth ^d   Pielak, Karen L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^c Epidemiologist ^*  (Canada)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; JOB EXPERIENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADULT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES, PUBLIC HEALTH; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888611187     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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