The Health and Safety in Employment Act and the influenza vaccination of healthcare workers

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 1250, 2007, Pages

  McLennan, Stuart ^a   Celi, Leo Anthony ^b   Roth, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b DUNEDIN HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PLACEBO;

GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INJECTION SITE PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; LEGAL ASPECT; NEW ZEALAND; VACCINATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; VACCINATION;

EID: 33847771892     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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