Factors associated with increased healthcare worker influenza vaccination rates: Results from a National Survey of University Hospitals and Medical Centers

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 456-462

  Talbot, Thomas R ^a   Dellit, Timothy H ^b   Hebden, Joan ^c   Sama, Danny ^d   Cuny, Joanne ^d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d University HealthSystem Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BENCHMARKING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; VACCINATION;

EID: 77951067859     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/651666     Document Type: Article

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