Increases in vaccination coverage of healthcare personnel following institutional requirements for influenza vaccination: A national survey of US hospitals

Vaccine

Volumn 29, Issue 50, 2011, Pages 9398-9403

  Miller, Brady L ^a   Ahmed, Faruque ^a   Lindley, Megan C ^a   Wortley, Pascale M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare personnel; Influenza vaccine; Mandatory vaccination; Vaccination coverage

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; UNITED STATES;

DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 80855139445     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.09.047     Document Type: Article

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