Reduction of Acute Respiratory Illness (ARI) due to a voluntary workplace influenza vaccination program: Who are more likely to get the benefit?

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 455-460

  Liu, Yi Hung ^a,b   Huang, Li Min ^c,d   Wang, Jung Der ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Catholic Mercy Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory illness; Clinic visits; Effectiveness; Influenza vaccination; Sickness absence

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OBESITY; SMOKING; TAIWAN; WORKPLACE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; TAIWAN; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 10844220665     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.46.455     Document Type: Article

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