Vaccinating the health-care workforce: State law vs. institutional requirements

Public Health Reports

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 615-618

  Stewart, Alexandra M ^a   Rosenbaum, Sara ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FACE MASK; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; NURSE; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 77955650694     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335491012500418     Document Type: Review

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