A successful mandatory influenza vaccination campaign using an innovative electronic tracking system

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1137-1142

  Palmore, Tara N ^a   Vandersluis, J Patrick ^c,d   Morris, Joan ^b   Michelin, Angela ^a   Ruprecht, Lisa M ^a   Schmitt, James M ^b   Henderson, David K ^a  

^a CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Division of Occupational Health and Safety   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d HealthRx   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INACTIVATED VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC TRACKING SYSTEM; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73449090468     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/648084     Document Type: Article

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