State law and influenza vaccination of health care personnel

Vaccine

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 827-832

  Stewart, Alexandra M ^a   Cox, Marisa A ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care personnel; Immunization; Influenza

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LONG TERM CARE; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; UNITED STATES;

CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 84872615656     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.11.063     Document Type: Article

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