Vaccination of Health Care Workers for Influenza: Promote Safety Culture, Not Coercion

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue , 2010, Pages S41-S45

  Yassi, Annalee ^a   Lockhart, Karen ^a   Buxton, Jane A ^a   McDonald, Isobel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Pacific Practices   (Canada)

Author keywords

health and safety culture; health care workers; Influenza vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ORGANIZATION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; POLICY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIROLOGY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COERCION; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 77955909837     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: 19207476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03403845     Document Type: Note

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