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Declining Influenza Vaccination Coverage among Nurses, Hong Kong, 2006–2012

Seasonal influenza vaccination of nurses in Hong Kong fell from 57% in 2005 to 24% in 2012, paralleling concern for adverse reactions associated with vaccination. Decreased acceptance of vaccination was most prominent among nurses who had less work experience and more frequent contact with patients.

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Autores principales: Lee, Shui Shan, Wong, Ngai Sze, Lee, Sing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3810738/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24047868
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1910.130195
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spelling pubmed-38107382013-11-05 Declining Influenza Vaccination Coverage among Nurses, Hong Kong, 2006–2012 Lee, Shui Shan Wong, Ngai Sze Lee, Sing Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Seasonal influenza vaccination of nurses in Hong Kong fell from 57% in 2005 to 24% in 2012, paralleling concern for adverse reactions associated with vaccination. Decreased acceptance of vaccination was most prominent among nurses who had less work experience and more frequent contact with patients. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-10 /pmc/articles/PMC3810738/ /pubmed/24047868 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1910.130195 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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title_fullStr Declining Influenza Vaccination Coverage among Nurses, Hong Kong, 2006–2012
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title_short Declining Influenza Vaccination Coverage among Nurses, Hong Kong, 2006–2012
title_sort declining influenza vaccination coverage among nurses, hong kong, 2006–2012
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3810738/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24047868
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1910.130195
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