Pitfalls in the development of a standardized measure of influenza vaccination coverage among healthcare personnel

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 346-348

  Sickbert Bennett, Emily E ^a,b   Weber, David J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; VACCINATION;

EID: 84874830886     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/669960     Document Type: Note

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