The effects of influenza vaccination of health care workers in nursing homes: insights from a mathematical model.
BACKGROUND: Annual influenza vaccination of institutional health care workers (HCWs) is advised in most Western countries, but adherence to this recommendation is generally low. Although protective effects of this intervention for nursing home patients have been demonstrated in some clinical trials,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-10-01
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| Series: | PLoS Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2573905?pdf=render |