Implementation of community influenza centers and vaccination campaign in protecting healthcare workers and control of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Taipei City, Taiwan

Journal of Infection

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 242-244

  Yen, Muh Yong ^a   Lee, Wen Sen ^b   Hu, Po Hsen ^a   Kuo, Benjamin Ing Tiau ^a   Woung, Lin Chung ^a   Chiu, Allen Wen Hsiang ^c   Liu, Win Liang ^a   Hsueh, Po Ren ^d  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; OSELTAMIVIR;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; COMMUNITY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIC; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HERD IMMUNITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LETTER; OUTPATIENT CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROTECTION; TAIWAN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS VACCINATION;

EID: 84881024618     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2013.04.014     Document Type: Letter

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