Vaccination against 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza among healthcare workers in a tertiary hospital: Rates, reasoning, beliefs

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-76

  Miyakis, S ^a,b   Giannakaki, V ^b   Moustakidis, E ^b   Trelopoulou, A ^a   Trakatelli, C ^a,b   Kotsis, V ^b   Sion, M ^a,b  

^a PAPAGEORGIOU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LETTER; PERCEPTION; SAFETY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VACCINATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; VACCINATION;

EID: 79954601967     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.12.014     Document Type: Letter

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