Mandatory influenza vaccination of healthcare workers: A 5-year study

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 881-888

  Rakita, Robert M ^a,b   Hagar, Beverly A ^a   Crome, Patricia ^a,c   Lammert, Joyce K ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Rona Consulting Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; VACCINATION; WASHINGTON;

EID: 77955742148     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/656210     Document Type: Article

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