The measurement of influenza vaccine coverage among health care workers

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 457-461

  Russell, Margaret L ^a   Henderson, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREDICTION;

EID: 0346122754     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(03)00085-3     Document Type: Article

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