Influenza vaccine coverage among health care workers in Victorian public hospitals

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 186, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 185-186

  Bull, Ann L ^a   Bennett, Noleen ^a   Pitcher, Helen C ^b   Russo, Philip L ^a   Richards, Michael J ^a  

^a VICNISS Coordinating Centre   (Australia)

^b Department of Human Services ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG UPTAKE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 33847762259     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb00858.x     Document Type: Article

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