Description of an influenza vaccination campaign and use of a randomized survey to determine participation rates

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-157

  Tao, Xuguang ^a   Giampino, Janine ^a   Dooley, Deborah A ^a   Humphrey, Frances E ^a   Baron, David M ^a   Bernacki, Edward J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS; INTERVIEW; MANPOWER; NORMAL HUMAN;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MARYLAND; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; VACCINATION;

EID: 75949114001     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/649798     Document Type: Article

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