On-site influenza vaccination arrangements improved influenza vaccination rate of employees of a tertiary hospital in Singapore

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 481-483

  Lee, Heow Yong ^a   Fong, Yuke Tien ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS; SEROPREVALENCE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SINGAPORE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; SINGAPORE; VACCINATION;

EID: 34548240254     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.10.007     Document Type: Article

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