Innovative Workplace Influenza Program: Boosting Employee Immunization Rates

Workplace Health and Safety

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 432-437

  Strunk, Cheryl ^a  

^a Comprehensive Health Services Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MOTIVATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BENCHMARKING; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); GOALS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NURSE'S ROLE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PATIENT SELECTION; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 33644671546     PISSN: 21650799     EISSN: 21650969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/216507990505301003     Document Type: Note

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