Impact of the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic on Canadian health care workers: A survey on vaccination, illness, absenteeism, and personal protective equipment

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 611-616

  Mitchell, Robyn ^a   Ogunremi, Toju ^a   Astrakianakis, George ^b   Bryce, Elizabeth ^c   Gervais, Robert ^a   Gravel, Denise ^a   Johnston, Lynn ^d   Leduc, Stéphanie ^a   Roth, Virginia ^e   Taylor, Geoffrey ^f   Vearncombe, Mary ^g   Weir, Christine ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^g SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute care facilities; Compliance; Infection control

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AEROSOL; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY WARD; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST; SURGICAL GLOVE; SURGICAL GOWN; SURGICAL MASK; VENTILATOR;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMICS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865756275     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.01.011     Document Type: Article

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