Influenza vaccination of hospital staff in Germany: A five-year survey on vaccination coverage and policies: Identified deficits in influenza immunisation campaigns for hospital employees

Sozial- und Praventivmedizin

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 38-44

  Hallauer, Johannes F ^a   Neuschaefer Rube, Nils ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Germany; Hospital staff; Influenza vaccination; Occupational health services; STIKO recommendation; Vaccination coverage

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; SAMPLE SIZE; STANDARD; TIME; VACCINATION;

GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLE SIZE; SAMPLING STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; VACCINATION;

EID: 16244385913     PISSN: 03038408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-004-3103-1     Document Type: Article

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