Healthcare worker influenza immunization vaccinate or mask policy: Strategies for cost effective implementation and subsequent reductions in staff absenteeism due to illness

Vaccine

Volumn 33, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 1625-1628

  Van Buynder, P G ^a   Konrad, S ^a   Kersteins, F ^a   Preston, E ^a   Brown, P D ^a   Keen, D ^a   Murray, N J ^a  

^a FRASER HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Healthcare worker; Influenza; Mask; Policy; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM COST EFFECTIVENESS; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; WINTER; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MASK; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SEASON; VACCINATION;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COHORT STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MASKS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; VACCINATION;

EID: 84924978144     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.01.048     Document Type: Article

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