Frequency and Predictors of Seasonal Influenza Vaccination and Reasons for Refusal among Patients at a Large Tertiary Referral Hospital

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 841-843

  Masnick, Max ^a   Leekha, Surbhi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; FEMALE; FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SMOKING; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TRAUMATOLOGY; TREATMENT REFUSAL; AGE; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNOLOGY; FEAR; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VACCINATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; EMPLOYMENT; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INPATIENTS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 84965091832     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.56     Document Type: Article

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