Immunization of healthcare providers: A critical step toward patient safety

Vaccine

Volumn 32, Issue 38, 2014, Pages 4813-

  Maltezou, Helena C ^a   Poland, G A ^b  

^a Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (Greece)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

DEVELOPED COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEPATITIS B; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MANDATORY PROGRAM; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; PATIENT SAFETY; VACCINATION;

EID: 84906044081     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.05.046     Document Type: Editorial

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