The nursing profession and patient safety and healthcare provider influenza immunization: The puzzling stance of the American Nursing Association

Vaccine

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1753-1755

  Poland, Gregory A ^a   Tucker, Sharon ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MANDATORY PROGRAM; NURSING AS A PROFESSION; NURSING ORGANIZATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

AMERICAN NURSES' ASSOCIATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NURSES; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 84857405503     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.01.077     Document Type: Editorial

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