Strategies to achieve the healthy people 2020 Annual Influenza Vaccine Coverage Goal for Health-Care Personnel: Recommendations from the national vaccine advisory committee

Public Health Reports

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 4-

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INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RELIGION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCOPE OF PRACTICE; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SOCIAL ASPECT; STANDARDIZATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WELLBEING;

EID: 84871673225     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
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