The next battleground for patient safety: Influenza immunization of healthcare workers

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 850-851

  Hoffmann, Christopher J ^a   Perl, Trish M ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ABSENTEEISM; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; WORKPLACE;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 27844530204     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502506     Document Type: Editorial

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