Influenza vaccine coverage and presenteeism in Sedgwick County, Kansas

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 588-591

  Ablah, Elizabeth ^a   Konda, Kurt ^a   Tinius, Annie ^a   Long, Rachel ^a   Vermie, Gloria ^b   Burbach, Cindy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

^b KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT   (United States)

^c Sedgwick County Health Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MALE; PANDEMIC; PRESENTEEISM; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; WORKER;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; KANSAS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; VACCINATION;

EID: 52149086575     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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