Hepatitis B and C in doctors and dentists in Nigeria

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 417-422

  Olubuyide, I O ^a,b   Ola, S O ^a   Aliyu, B ^a   Dosumu, O O ^a   Arotiba, J T ^a   Olaleye, O A ^a   Odaibo, G N ^a   Odemuyiwa, S O ^a   Olawuyi, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; DENTIST; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030973312     PISSN: 00335622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/90.6.417     Document Type: Article

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