Impact of the Raising Immunizations Safely and Effectively (RISE) Program on Healthcare Worker Influenza Immunization Rates in Long Term Care Settings

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 806-810

  Nace, David A ^a   Handler, Steven M ^a,b,c   Hoffman, Erika L ^b   Perera, Subashan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare worker immunization; Healthcare workers; Immunization programs; Immunizations; Influenza; Long term care; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868310424     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2012.08.016     Document Type: Article

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