Seasonal influenza vaccination in health care workers. A pre-post intervention study in an Italian paediatric hospital

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2018, Pages

  Gilardi, Francesco ^a   Gattinara, Guido Castelli ^a   Vinci, Maria Rosaria ^a   Atti, Marta Ciofi Degli ^a   Santilli, Veronica ^a   Brugaletta, Rita ^a   Santoro, Annapaola ^a   Montanaro, Rosina ^a   Lavorato, Luisa ^a   Raponi, Massimiliano ^a   Zaffina, Salvatore ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Health care workers; Occupational health; Seasonal influenza vaccination

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; HEALTH WORKER; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INFLUENZA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; VACCINATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HEALTH CAMPAIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; VACCINATION COVERAGE; CHILD; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL; INFLUENZA; PSYCHOLOGY; SEASON; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VACCINATION;

ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME;

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; SEASONS; VACCINATION;

EID: 85046140233     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15050841     Document Type: Article

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