Occupational exposures and risk of hepatitis B virus infection among public safety workers

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 591-596

  Averhoff, Francisco M ^a,c   Moyer, Linda A ^a   Woodruff, Bradley A ^a   Deladisma, Adeline M ^b   Nunnery, Joni ^a   Alter, Miriam J ^a   Margolis, Harold S ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Association of Schools of Public Health   (United States)

^c American Embassy Jakarta   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FIRE FIGHTER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POLICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

DNA VIRUSES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 0036595001     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-200206000-00024     Document Type: Article

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