Co-ordinated approach to healthcare worker influenza vaccination in an area health service

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 203-209

  Ballestas, T ^a   McEvoy, S P ^a   Doyle, J ^a  

^a South Metropolitan Public Health Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

Healthcare worker; Hospital influenza; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; WORKING TIME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; VACCINATION; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 70349816461     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.07.028     Document Type: Article

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