Editorial commentary: Influenza vaccination of healthcare workers: Making the grade for action

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 58-60

  Griffin, Marie R ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

healthcare workers; influenza vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

CAUSE OF DEATH; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID TEST; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK REDUCTION; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTHCARE WORKERS; INFLUENZA; METHODOLOGY; VACCINATION;

HEALTHCARE WORKERS; INFLUENZA VACCINATION;

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

EID: 84891356164     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit590     Document Type: Note

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