Influenza vaccination in healthcare workers

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-54

  Naz, Hasan ^a   Cevik, Figen ^a   Aykin, Nevil ^a  

^a Eskisehir Yunus Emre State Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Healthcare workers; Influenza; Side effects; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INACTIVATED VIRUS VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FEVER; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY WARD; ERYTHEMA; FATIGUE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRE; REIMBURSEMENT; SWELLING;

EID: 66549123967     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.105     Document Type: Article

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