From 51% to 100%: Mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 188-190

  Kidd, Francine ^a   Wones, Robert ^a   Momper, Adam ^a   Bechtle, Mavis ^b   Lewis, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Health care workers; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; SEASONAL INFLUENZA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LABOR UNIONS; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; VACCINATION;

EID: 84857781861     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.02.022     Document Type: Article

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