Randomized, placebo-controlled double blind study on the efficacy of influenza immunization on absenteeism of health care workers

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 779-783

  Saxén, Harri ^a   Virtanen, Martti ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Health care worker; Influenza vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PLACEBO;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; INJECTION SITE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VACCINATION;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; VACCINATION;

EID: 0032843332     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199909000-00007     Document Type: Article

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