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Increasing Influenza Vaccination Rates among Hospital Employees without a Mandatory Policy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Rohit M. Modak ,
Sarah M. Parris ,
Jeffrey P. Dilisi  and
Ajay Premkumar
Rohit M. Modak*
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, Virginia
Sarah M. Parris
Affiliation:
Occupational Health, Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, Virginia
Jeffrey P. Dilisi
Affiliation:
Administration, Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, Virginia
Ajay Premkumar
Affiliation:
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
*
Division of Infectious Diseases, Virginia Hospital Center, 1715 North George Mason Drive, Suite 108B, Arlington, VA 22205 ([email protected])
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Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 33 , Issue 12 , December 2012 , pp. 1288 - 1289
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2012

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