Influenza vaccination among health care personnel in California: 2010-2011 influenza season

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Lee, Soo Jeong ^a   Harrison, Robert ^b   Rosenberg, Jon ^b   McLendon, Patricia ^b   Boston, Erica ^b   Lindley, Megan C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care worker; Influenza; Vaccination surveillance

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LONG TERM CARE; ONLINE MONITORING; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; REMINDER SYSTEM; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STAFF TRAINING;

HEALTH CARE WORKER; INFLUENZA; VACCINATION SURVEILLANCE;

CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEASONS; VACCINATION;

EID: 84880923219     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.10.014     Document Type: Article

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