Implementation of mandatory immunisation of healthcare workers: Observations from New South Wales, Australia

Vaccine

Volumn 29, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 2895-2901

  Helms, Charles ^a,b   Leask, Julie ^a,c   Robbins, Spring Cooper ^a,c   Chow, Maria Yui Kwan ^c   McIntyre, Peter ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Healthcare workers; Mandatory immunisation

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; MUMPS VACCINE; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; RUBELLA VACCINE; TETANUS TOXOID;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHICKENPOX; DIPHTHERIA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MEASLES; MUMPS; PERTUSSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBELLA; TETANUS;

BACTERIAL VACCINES; COMMUNICATION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; NEW SOUTH WALES; UNIVERSITIES; VACCINATION; VIRAL VACCINES;

EID: 79953227043     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.02.011     Document Type: Article

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