The efficacy of influenza vaccination in healthcare workers in a tropical setting: A prospective investigator blinded observational study

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 465-469

  Kheok, Si Wei ^a   Chong, Chia Yin ^b   McCarthy, Grace ^a,c   Lim, Wai Yee ^b   Goh, Khean Teik ^d   Razak, Lubna ^d   Tee, Nancy W S ^b   Tambyah, Paul Ananth ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Healthcare workers; Influenza vaccination; Vaccine mismatch

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SINGAPORE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 48249119630     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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