Influenza and Workplace Productivity Loss in Working Adults

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 1135-1139

  Van Wormer, Jeffrey J ^a   King, Jennifer P ^a   Gajewski, Anna ^a   McLean, Huong Q ^a   Belongia, Edward A ^a  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H1N1); INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H3N2); INFLUENZA B; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESENTEEISM; PRODUCTIVITY; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; VACCINATION; VIRUS TYPING; WORKPLACE; ADOLESCENT; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; INFLUENZA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESENTEEISM; VACCINATION; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85036659898     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001120     Document Type: Article

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