Healer, heal thyself: Health care workers and the influenza vaccination

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-4

  McLennan, Stuart ^a   Gillett, Grant ^a   Celi, Leo Anthony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INACTIVATED VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 38649127281     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.07.010     Document Type: Note

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