Health care workers and influenza vaccine: First do no harm, then do the right thing

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 637-638

  Poland, Gregory A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN;

EID: 16544381270     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/1544-3191.44.5.637.Poland     Document Type: Editorial

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