Public Health
Volume 123, Issue 10 , Pages 645-649 , October 2009

Influenza vaccine uptake among staff in care homes in Nottinghamshire: A random cluster sample survey

  • A. Shroufi

      Affiliations

    • NHS Mid Essex, Swift House, Chelmsford CM2 5PF, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1245 398732; fax: +44 1245 398711.
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  • J. Copping

      Affiliations

    • NHS Nottingham City, Nottingham, UK
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  • P. Musonda

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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  • R. Vivancos

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
    • Cheshire and Merseyside Health Protection Unit, Liverpool, UK
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  • V. Langden

      Affiliations

    • Oncology Unit, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham, UK
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  • S. Armstrong

      Affiliations

    • Research Design Service for the East Midlands, School of Community Health Sciences, University Park, Nottingham, UK
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  • R. Slack

      Affiliations

    • Health Protection Agency East Midlands, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham, UK

Received 5 January 2009 ,Revised 13 July 2009 ,Accepted 22 September 2009.

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PII: S0033-3506(09)00269-8

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.09.014

Public Health
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