Improving influenza vaccination uptake among frontline healthcare workers

Journal of Infection Prevention

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 248-251

  Jessop, Christine ^a   Scrutton, Joyce ^b   Jinks, Annette ^b  

^a THE WALTON CENTRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

improving uptake; influenza; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MALE; STAFF; TRUST;

EID: 85027691655     PISSN: 17571774     EISSN: 17571782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757177417693677     Document Type: Article

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