Vaccinating health care workers during an influenza pandemic

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 651-654

  Head, S ^a   Atkin, S ^b   Allan, K ^c   Ferguson, C ^d   Lutchmun, S ^e   Cordery, R ^e  

^a Surrey and Sussex Health Protection Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e ST PANCRAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health care workers; Hospital staff; Immunization; Influenza; Occupational health care delivery; Primary health care; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMIC; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869457250     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqs098     Document Type: Article

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