Health care worker, vaccinate thyself: Toward better compliance with influenza vaccination

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 965-966

  Gordon, Steven M ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; MANDATORY PROGRAM; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 33750987669     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.73.11.965     Document Type: Editorial

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