Epidemiological evidence for vaccinating wastewater treatment plant workers against hepatitis A and hepatitis B virus

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 259-262

  Arvanitidou, Malamatenia ^a   Mamassi, Panagiota ^b   Vayona, Argiri ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Infectious Diseases Hospital of Thessaloniki   (Greece)

Author keywords

Hepatitis; Vaccination; Wastewater treatment plant workers

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS A VACCINE; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SEROPREVALENCE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; VACCINATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; GREECE; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS A VACCINES; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 1842814018     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EJEP.0000020444.64546.3b     Document Type: Article

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