Attitudes and perceptions among the pediatric health care providers toward influenza vaccination in Qatar: A cross-sectional study

Vaccine

Volumn 33, Issue 32, 2015, Pages 3821-3828

  Alhammadi, Ahmed ^a   Khalifa, Mohamed ^a   Abdulrahman, Hatem ^a   Almuslemani, Eman ^a   Alhothi, Abdullah ^a   Janahi, Mohamed ^a  

^a HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Child immunization; Health care provider; Influenza; Perception; Qatar

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LEADERSHIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRICS; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QATAR; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; TEACHING HOSPITAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QATAR; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937520829     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.06.082     Document Type: Article

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