US hospital requirements for pertussis vaccination of healthcare personnel, 2011

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1209-1212

  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

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERTUSSIS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PERTUSSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-ACELLULAR PERTUSSIS VACCINES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80955145056     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/662711     Document Type: Article

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