Influenza immunization of the health care workers: A patient safety issue

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 338-339

  Rehmani, Rifat ^a  

^a King Abdul Aziz Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INACTIVATED VACCINE; LIVE VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MORTALITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SAFETY; TRANSMISSION;

HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; SAFETY;

EID: 66949121781     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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