A multifaceted mandatory patient safety program and seasonal influenza vaccination of health care workers in community hospitals

JAMA

Volumn 305, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 999-1000

  Septimus, Edward J ^a   Perlin, Jonathan B ^a   Cormier, Scott B ^a   Moody, Julia A ^a   Hickok, Jason D ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CORPORATION OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LETTER; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL INFLUENZA;

EID: 79952370538     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.244     Document Type: Letter

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