The presence of hepatitis A antibodies in dental workers: A seroepidemiologic study

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 492-498

  Ashkenazi, Malka ^a   Chodik, Gabriel ^a   Littner, Mark ^a   Aloni, Hava ^a   Lermam, Yehuda ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST; DENTISTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHODONTICS; PARITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL ASSISTANTS; DENTAL AUXILIARIES; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; DENTAL SERVICE, HOSPITAL; DENTAL TECHNICIANS; DENTISTS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATOVIRUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; ISRAEL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; ORTHODONTICS; PARITY; PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035321694     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2001.0212     Document Type: Article

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