Does patient safety justify mandatory vaccinations? Results of an anonymous survey among medical students;Rechtfertigt der Patientenschutz verpflichtende Impfungen? Ergebnisse einer anonymen Befragung von Medizinstudierenden

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 136, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 1305-1311

  Wicker, S ^a   Rabenau, H F ^a   Ackermann, H ^a   Poland, G A ^b   Marckmann, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

healthcare workers; influenza; mandatory vaccination; medical students; vaccinations

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENTAL STUDENT; GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; VACCINATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS INFECTION; ETHICS, DENTAL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; STUDENTS, DENTAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959527730     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: 14394413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1280551     Document Type: Review

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