Controlling varicella in the healthcare setting: Barriers to varicella vaccination among healthcare workers

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 516-518

  Qureshi, Mahmooda ^a   Gordon, Steven M ^a   Yen Lieberman, Belinda ^a   Litaker, David G ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHICKENPOX; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VACCINATION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VACCINATION;

EID: 0033162730     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501663     Document Type: Article

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