Factors associated with seasonal influenza vaccine uptake among children in Japan

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Shono, Aiko ^a   Kondo, Masahide ^b  

^a MEIJI PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Children; Seasonal influenza vaccine; Self paid vaccine; Voluntary vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG UPTAKE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; JAPAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT RESPONSE; YOUNG ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PARENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; SEASON; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; VACCINATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SEASONS; VACCINATION;

EID: 84924054408     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-015-0821-3     Document Type: Article

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