Hepatitis B vaccine uptake among surgeons at a London teaching hospital: How well are we doing?

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 447-449

  Smith, E Robin ^b   Tilzey, Anthea J ^b,c   Banatvala, Jangu E ^a,b  

^a Department of Clinical Virology ^*

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'Sharps' injuries; Hepatitis B vaccine; Surgeons

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGEON; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LONDON; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; SURGERY; VACCINATION;

EID: 0029761419     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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