Determinants of adherence to seasonal influenza vaccination among healthcare workers from an Italian region: Results from a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2016, Pages

  Durando, P ^a,b   Alicino, C ^a   Dini, G ^a,b   Barberis, I ^a,b   Bagnasco, A M ^a   Iudici, R ^a   Zanini, M ^a   Martini, M ^a   Toletone, A ^a,b   Paganino, C ^a,b   Massa, E ^a,b   Orsi, A ^a,b   Sasso, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG INDUSTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MIDDLE AGED; NONHUMAN; NURSE; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SELF REPORT; AGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H1N1); ITALY; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; SEASON; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VACCINATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SEASONS; VACCINATION;

EID: 84971276128     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010779     Document Type: Article

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