Mandatory influenza vaccination for health care workers as the new standard of care: A matter of patient safety and nonmaleficent practice

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2060-2065

  Cortes Penfield, Nicolas ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MANDATORY PROGRAM; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STANDARDS;

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

EID: 84907857769     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301514     Document Type: Review

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