Preventing healthcare workers from acquiring influenza

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 292-295

  Tak, Ching Ng ^a   Lee, Nelson ^a   Hui, Shu Cheong David ^a   Lai, Raymond ^a   Ip, Margaret ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASK; NURSE; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 61849174006     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/595690     Document Type: Article

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