Mandating influenza vaccination for healthcare workers

Expert Review of Vaccines

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1469-1474

  Sullivan, Seth J ^a   Jacobson, Robert ^a   Poland, Gregory A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; TRIPLE VACCINE;

DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS; LAW; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 70449376945     PISSN: 14760584     EISSN: 17448395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erv.09.118     Document Type: Editorial

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