Seasonal influenza vaccination of healthcare employees: Results of a 4-year campaign

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 444-448

  Hirsch, Pamela ^a   Hodgson, Michael ^a   Davey, Victoria ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TELECONSULTATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEASONS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VACCINATION;

EID: 79955504167     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/659764     Document Type: Article

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