Worksite policies related to influenza vaccination: A cross-sectional survey of US registered nurses

Human Vaccines

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 545-550

  Clark, Sarah J ^a,c   Cowan, Anne E ^a   Wortley, Pascale M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^c MPH   (United States)

Author keywords

Influenza; Mail survey; Registered nurses; Vaccine; Worksite programs

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REGISTERED NURSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MASS VACCINATION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 70349553786     PISSN: 15548600     EISSN: 15548619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/hv.5.8.8806     Document Type: Article

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