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Survey on Influenza Vaccination Noncompliance among Nursing Students

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

JaHyun Kang*
Affiliation:
School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sandra J. Engberg
Affiliation:
School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Carlene A. Muto
Affiliation:
Department of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*
MPH, 415 Victoria Building, 3500 Victoria Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 ([email protected]).
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Abstract

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Type
Letter to the Editor
Copyright
© 2014 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.

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