Qualitative evaluation of Rhode Island's healthcare worker influenza vaccination regulations

Vaccine

Volumn 32, Issue 45, 2014, Pages 5962-5966

  Lindley, Megan C ^a   Dube, Donna ^b   Kalayil, Elizabeth J ^c   Kim, Hanna ^d   Paiva, Kristi ^d   Raymond, Patricia ^d  

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

^b Independent Healthcare Consultant   (United States)

^c Carter Consulting Inc ^*  (United States)

^d RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare personnel; Influenza; Occupational health; Qualitative research; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; FACE MASK; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; UNITED STATES; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VACCINATION;

GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; RHODE ISLAND; VACCINATION;

EID: 84907993268     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.08.052     Document Type: Article

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