Influenza vaccination coverage among US nursing home nursing assistants: The role of working conditions

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85.e17-85.e23

  Groenewold, Matthew ^a   Baron, Sherry ^a   Tak, SangWoo ^a   Allred, Norma ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Health care personnel; Influenza vaccination; Nursing assistants; Nursing homes; Organizational climate

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PROFIT; RACE; UNITED STATES; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84855187327     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2011.02.008     Document Type: Article

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