Hospital Decision-Making Regarding the Smallpox Pre-Event Vaccination Program
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Hospital decision-making regarding the smallpox pre-event vaccination program.
OBJECTIVES To understand the factors underlying the decision by U.S. hospitals to participate or not in the U.S. Smallpox Pre-Event Vaccination Program (SPVP). METHODS We conducted semistructured telephone interviews with a convenience sample of 123 hospital decision-makers in nine states between June and November 2003. RESULTS Within our sample, 88 hospitals (72%) decided to participate in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1538-7135,1557-850X
DOI: 10.1089/bsp.2005.3.23