Championing patient safety through mandatory influenza vaccination for all healthcare personnel and affiliated physicians

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 375-379

  Karanfil, Lynne V ^a   Bahner, Jan ^a   Hovatter, Joan ^b   Thomas, William L ^a  

^a MEDSTAR HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; TAX;

HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; VACCINATION;

EID: 79952589054     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/659155     Document Type: Article

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