Uptake of influenza vaccination in Dutch nursing home personnel following national recommendations [10]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1486-1487

  Looijmans Van Den Akker, Ingrid ^a   Van Delden, Johannes J M ^a   Hak, Eelko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LETTER; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME; PHYSICIAN; POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; VACCINATION;

EID: 34548242595     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01277.x     Document Type: Letter

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