Mandatory influenza vaccination for health care workers as the new standard of care: a matter of patient safety and nonmaleficent practice.

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Published in Am J Public Health on December 12, 2013

Authors

Nicolas Cortes-Penfield1

Author Affiliations

1: Nicolas Cortes-Penfield is with Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.

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