Improving influenza immunization rates among healthcare workers caring for high-risk pediatric patients

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 912-917

  Bryant, Kristina A ^a,g   Stover, Beth ^b   Cain, Linda ^c   Levine, Gail L ^d   Siegel, Jane ^e   Jarvis, William R ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b KOSAIR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Natl Assoc Children's Hosp/R I   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

^g NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 9244243609     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502319     Document Type: Article

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