Partnering with nursing service improves health care worker influenza vaccination rates

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 484-489

  Nicholson, Mary R ^a   Hayes, Deborah M ^a   Bennett, Anita M ^a  

^a CHRIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

flu vaccine; health care worker vaccine rates; Influenza vaccine

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; NURSING; PHYSICIAN; RECIPIENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NURSING SERVICES; VACCINATION;

EID: 67651071027     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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