Knowledge and recommendation regarding routine childhood vaccinations among pediatric healthcare providers in Israel

Vaccine

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 633-638

  Shibli, Rana ^a   Shemer, Rivka ^a   Lerner Geva, Liat ^b,c   Rishpon, Shmuel ^a,d  

^a Haifa District Health Office   (Israel)

^b GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Attitude; Childhood vaccination; Healthcare provider; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRIC NURSE; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; VACCINATION; WORKPLACE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; IMMUNIZATION; PEDIATRICS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES, PEDIATRIC; PEDIATRICIANS; PEDIATRICS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; VACCINATION;

EID: 85009260149     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.12.005     Document Type: Article

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