Hepatitis B vaccination status in health-care workers [2]

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 82-83

  Saffar, M J ^a   Jooyan, A R ^a   Mahdavi, M R ^a   Khalilian, A R ^a  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IRAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; IRAN; VACCINATION;

EID: 18944400163     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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