Health care personnel immunization programs: An assessment of knowledge and practice among infection preventionists in US health care facilities

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 581-584

  Carrico, Ruth M ^a,b   Wiemken, Timothy ^a,b   Westhusing, Kelly ^a,b   Christensen, Diana ^a,b   McKinney, W Paul ^b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee health; Occupational health; Vaccine; Vaccine handling; Vaccine program management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; STAFF TRAINING;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES; VACCINES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879503745     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.08.013     Document Type: Article

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