Hepatitis B vaccination and infection among U.S. dentists, 1983-1992

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 127, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1385-1390

  Cleveland, Jennifer L ^a,b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTIST; DENTISTRY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VACCINATION;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTISTRY; DENTISTS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 0030238225     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.1996.0457     Document Type: Article

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