JAMDA
Volume 11, Issue 7 , Pages 523-527 , September 2010

Flu in 15: A Novel 15-Minute Education Program to Promote Acceptance of the Influenza Vaccine Among Health Care Workers

  • Matthew J. Butteri, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Matthew J. Butteri, MD, UC Irvine School of Medicine, 101 The City Drive, Orange, CA 92868.
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  • Charlotte Radu, RN

      Affiliations

    • Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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  • Fawzia Huq, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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  • Aileen Wiglesworth, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Geriatrics, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA
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  • Samuel C. Durso, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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  • Michele Bellantoni, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

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 M.J.B.’s Geriatric fellowship was supported by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation while a fellow at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. None of the authors have financial or personal conflicts of interest.

PII: S1525-8610(10)00105-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2010.04.001

JAMDA
Volume 11, Issue 7 , Pages 523-527 , September 2010

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