Assessment of a mandatory tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis vaccination requirement on vaccine uptake over time

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-83

  Weber, David J ^a   Consoli, Stephanie A ^a   Bennett, Emily Sickbert ^a   Rutala, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MANDATORY PROGRAM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VACCINATION;

DIPHTHERIA; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; NORTH CAROLINA; POLICY; TETANUS; VACCINATION; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 84055218786     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/663337     Document Type: Article

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