Evaluation of the First Year of National Reporting on a New Healthcare Personnel Influenza Vaccination Performance Measure by US Hospitals

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 222-225

  Dolan, Samantha B ^a   Kalayil, Elizabeth J ^b,c   Lindley, Megan C ^b   Ahmed, Faruque ^d  

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

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

^c Carter Consulting   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL STUDY; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; SEASON; ACCREDITATION; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 84966339527     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.275     Document Type: Article

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