Voluntary reporting of health care personnel seasonal influenza vaccination rates and the impact of universal policies in Illinois hospitals

Vaccine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 514-517

  Paris, Bonnie ^a   Arahood, Tracey ^a   Asche, Carl ^b   Amundson, Gail ^a  

^a Quality Quest for Health of Illinois   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare workers; Influenza vaccination; Public reporting

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VOLUNTARY REPORTING;

GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; VACCINATION;

EID: 84871652683     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.11.025     Document Type: Article

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