The latest in vaccine policies: Selected issues in school vaccinations, healthcare worker vaccinations, and pharmacist vaccination authority laws

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 45, Issue 1_suppl, 2017, Pages 16-19

  Barraza, Leila ^a,b   Schmit, Cason ^c   Hoss, Aila ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PHARMACIST; POLICY; VACCINATION;

HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PHARMACISTS; POLICY; VACCINATION; VACCINES;

EID: 85034092068     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: 1748720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073110517703307     Document Type: Article

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