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Influenza Vaccination Rates among Healthcare Workers in the Department of Veterans Affairs Community Living Centers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Linda Tsan ,
Robert Langberg ,
Cynthia Gibert ,
Chester Davis ,
Christa Hojlo ,
John Pierce ,
Yancy Phillips ,
Robert Gaynes ,
Ona Montgomery  and
Linda Danko
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Linda Tsan*
Affiliation:
Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office, Washington, DC
Robert Langberg
Affiliation:
Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office, Washington, DC
Cynthia Gibert
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC
Chester Davis
Affiliation:
Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office, Washington, DC
Christa Hojlo
Affiliation:
Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office, Washington, DC
John Pierce
Affiliation:
Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office, Washington, DC
Yancy Phillips
Affiliation:
Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office, Washington, DC
Robert Gaynes
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Ona Montgomery
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Amarillo, Texas
Linda Danko
Affiliation:
Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office, Washington, DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Gary Roselle
Affiliation:
Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office, Washington, DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
*
Office of Medical Inspector (10MI), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (linda.tsan@va.gov)
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 31 , Issue 2 , February 2010 , pp. 191 - 192
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2010

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