A cross-sectional audit of the uptake of the seasonal influenza vaccination by medical staff at a London hospital

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 633-

  Isaacs, Anthony ^a   Chryssanthakis, Alexandra ^a   Abraham, Sonya ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AWARENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEAR; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INJECTION; LETTER; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEEDLE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SURGEON; UNITED KINGDOM; WINTER;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LONDON; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL STAFF; SEASONS; VACCINATION;

EID: 84890923795     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.13-6-633     Document Type: Letter

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