Influenza vaccination of household contacts of newborns: A hospital-based strategy to increase vaccination rates

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1070-1073

  Walter, Emmanuel B ^a   Allred, Norma J ^c   Swamy, Geeta K ^b   Hellkamp, Anne S ^a   Dolor, Rowena J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; FAMILY; FATHER; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; NEWBORN CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL CARE; SIBLING;

ADULT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; VACCINATION;

EID: 77957869901     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/656563     Document Type: Article

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