Factorial design for improving influenza vaccination among employees of a large health system

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 691-697

  Zimmerman, Richard Kent ^a,c   Nowalk, Mary Patricia ^a   Lin, Chyongchiou J ^a,b,c   Raymund, Mahlon ^a   Fox, Dwight E ^a   Harper, Jay D ^d   Tanis, Mark D ^d   Willis, Bayo C ^e  

^a Departments of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology   (United States)

^b Department of Radiation Oncology ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYEE; FACTORIAL DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; VACCINATION;

EID: 67651094038     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/598343     Document Type: Article

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