Assessment of healthcare worker influenza vaccination program in French geriatric wards: A cluster-randomized controlled trial

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 450-455

  Rothan Tondeur, Monique ^a,b,c   Filali Zegzouti, Younès ^a,d   Belmin, Joël ^a   Lejeune, Benoist ^a,e   Golmard, Jean Louis ^f   De Wazières, Benoît ^a,g   Carrat, Fabrice ^c   Piette, François ^a   Mouala, Christian ^a   Gavazzi, Gaëtan ^a,h  

^a HÔPITAL CHARLES FOIX   (France)

^b Public Health French School   (France)

^c HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^d MOULAY ISMAIL UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^e BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^g DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY   (France)

^h HÔPITAL MICHALLON   (France)

Author keywords

Educational program; Elderly people; Healthcare workers; Human influenza vaccine

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; ELDERLY CARE; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WARD;

FRANCE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; VACCINATION;

EID: 79953893767     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3275/6708     Document Type: Article

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