Protecting patients, protecting healthcare workers: a review of the role of influenza vaccination
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Protecting patients, protecting healthcare workers: a review of the role of influenza vaccination
AIM Many health authorities recommend routine influenza vaccination for healthcare workers (HCWs), and during the 2009 A (H1N1) pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended immunization of all HCWs worldwide. As this remains an important area of policy debate, this paper examines the case for vaccination, the role of local guidelines, barriers to immunization and initiatives to inc...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Nursing Review
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0020-8132,1466-7657
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2011.00961.x