Do the quality of the trials and the year of publication affect the efficacy of intervention to improve seasonal influenza vaccination among healthcare workers? Results of a systematic review

Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 349-361

  Schmidt, Silvia ^a,b   Saulle, Rosella ^a   Di Thiene, Domitilla ^a   Boccia, Antonio ^a   La Torre, Giuseppe ^a,c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Eleonora Lorillard Spencer Cenci Foundation   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Health care workers; Influenza; Systematic review; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

DRUG EFFICACY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; META ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; UTILIZATION; VACCINATION;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; VACCINATION;

EID: 84874748838     PISSN: 21645515     EISSN: 2164554X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/hv.22736     Document Type: Review

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