Acceptance of hepatitis B vaccine by workers in a Nigerian teaching hospital

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 608-612

  Fatusi, A O ^a   Fatusi, O A ^b   Esimai, A O ^b   Onayade, A A ^b   Ojo, O S ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEPATITIS B; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; NIGERIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; NIGERIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034563043     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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