Influenza vaccination during pregnancy: A qualitative study of the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices of general practitioners in Central and South-Western Sydney

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Maher, Louise ^a,b   Dawson, Angela ^c   Wiley, Kerrie ^d,e   Hope, Kirsty ^f   Torvaldsen, Siranda ^b   Lawrence, Glenda ^b   Conaty, Stephen ^f  

^a New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL CENTRE FOR IMMUNISATION RESEARCH AND SURVEILLANCE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f SOUTH WESTERN SYDNEY LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICT   (Australia)

Author keywords

General practitioners; Influenza; Pregnancy; Recommendation; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NEW SOUTH WALES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 84901794210     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-15-102     Document Type: Article

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