Increasing influenza immunization for long-term care facility staff using quality improvement

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1741-1747

  Sand, Kelly L ^a   Lynn, Joanne ^a   Bardenheier, Barbara ^b   Seow, Hsien ^c   Nace, David A ^d  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunization; Influenza; Long term care facility; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL FEE; NURSING HOME PATIENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; STAFF TRAINING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VIRUS INFECTION;

AGED; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MOTIVATION; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 35748968459     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01422.x     Document Type: Article

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