Receptivity to mandatory influenza vaccination policies for healthcare workers among registered nurses working on inpatient units

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 170-173

  Poland, Gregory A ^a   Ofstead, Cori L ^a,b   Tucker, Sharon J ^a   Beebe, Timothy J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b WALDEN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; REGISTERED NURSE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INPATIENTS; MASS IMMUNIZATION; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; VACCINATION;

EID: 39449114846     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/526432     Document Type: Article

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