Italian hospitals policies for the prevention of influenza in health care workers

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 9-11

  Brusaferro, Silvio ^a   Chittaro, M ^a   De Carli, G ^b   Raffaele, B ^b   Puro, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Health care workers; Influenza; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; VACCINATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 17444426127     PISSN: 11212233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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