Effect of influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel on morbidity and mortality among patients: Systematic review and grading of evidence

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 50-57

  Ahmed, Faruque ^a   Lindley, Megan C ^a   Allred, Norma ^a   Weinbaum, Cindy M ^b   Grohskopf, Lisa ^a  

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

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

decision making; evidence based medicine; health personnel; influenza vaccines; quality of healthcare

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GRADING OR RECOMMENDATION ASSESSMENT DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LONG TERM CARE; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; INFLUENZA VACCINES; QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE;

CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VACCINATION;

EID: 84891355542     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit580     Document Type: Article

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