Hepatitis B immunity in high risk health care workers: Seven years post vaccination

AAOHN Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 325-330

  Funderburke, Paula L ^a   Spencer, Linda ^b  

^a South Fulton Medical Center   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; STANDARD; TIME; VACCINATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, ACTIVE; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLE SIZE; TIME FACTORS; VACCINATION;

EID: 0034231819     PISSN: 08910162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/216507990004800703     Document Type: Article

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