Influenza vaccination of health care workers: Policies and practices of hospitals in a community setting

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 441-447

  Gazmararian, Julie A ^a   Coleman, Margaret ^b   Prill, Mila ^a   Hinman, Alan R ^c   Ribner, Bruce S ^d   Washington, Michael L ^b   Janssen, Alan ^b   Orenstein, Walter A ^d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Task Force Child Survival and Devmt   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL STAFF; SOCIAL WELFARE;

GEORGIA; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; VACCINATION;

EID: 34548222030     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.02.010     Document Type: Article

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