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Parental Perceptions about Required Influenza Immunization of Pediatric Healthcare Personnel

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

W. Matthew Linam ,
Craig H. Gilliam ,
Michele Honeycutt ,
Christy Wisdom ,
Christopher J. Swearingen  and
José R. Romero
W. Matthew Linam*
Affiliation:
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Section, Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas Infection Prevention and Control Department, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas
Craig H. Gilliam
Affiliation:
Infection Prevention and Control Department, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas
Michele Honeycutt
Affiliation:
Infection Prevention and Control Department, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas
Christy Wisdom
Affiliation:
Infection Prevention and Control Department, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas
Christopher J. Swearingen
Affiliation:
Pediatric Biostatistics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
José R. Romero
Affiliation:
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Section, Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
*
MS, Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Section, 1 Children’s Way, Slot 512–11, Little Rock, AR 72202 ([email protected]).
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 35 , Issue 10 , October 2014 , pp. 1301 - 1303
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© 2014 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.

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