The impact of influenza vaccination requirements for hospital personnel in California: Knowledge, attitudes, and vaccine uptake

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 288-293

  Harris, Katherine M ^a   Uscher Pines, Lori ^a   Han, Bing ^a   Lindley, Megan C ^b   Lorick, Suchita A ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Difference in difference; Hospitals; Immunization; State policy; Survey research

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; AWARENESS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYER; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONLINE SYSTEM; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REWARD; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

DIFFERENCE-IN-DIFFERENCE; HOSPITALS; IMMUNIZATION; STATE POLICY; SURVEY RESEARCH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CALIFORNIA; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896824976     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.09.030     Document Type: Conference Paper

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