Prevalence of hepatitis B virus markers in municipal solid waste workers in Keratsini (Greece)

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 60-63

  Dounias, G ^a   Kypraiou, E ^a   Rachiotis, G ^a   Tsovili, E ^a   Kostopoulos, S ^b  

^a NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

^b Elefsina General Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cross sectional study; Hepatitis B infection; Municipal solid waste workers; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GREECE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; WORKER;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREECE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 14644417787     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqi007     Document Type: Article

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