Influenza vaccination for healthcare workers: towards improving uptake

Joe McCormack; Brad McCall

doi:10.1071/HI08001

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Influenza vaccination for healthcare workers: towards improving uptake

Joe McCormack ^A ^B ^D and Brad McCall ^C

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^A Mater Hospitals and University of Queensland, South Brisbane, Qld 4104, Australia.

^B University Department of Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Mater Adult Hospital, South Brisbane, Qld 4101, Australia.

^C Brisbane Southside Population Health Unit, Coopers Plains, Qld 4108, Australia.

^D Corresponding author. Email: jmccorma@mater.org.au

Healthcare Infection 13(1) 1-3 https://doi.org/10.1071/HI08001
Published: 12 March 2008

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