Student health policy of a German medical school - Results of a cross sectional study concerning students' immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 207, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 595-600

  Schmid, Klaus ^a,b   Wallaschofski, Hanka ^a   Drexler, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bloodborne infections; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Immunization; Medical students; Occupational medical examination

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA VACCINE; HEPATITIS A HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MUMPS VACCINE; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; RUBELLA VACCINE; TETANUS TOXOID; VACCINE;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPHTHERIA; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMUNITY; MALE; MEASLES; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MUMPS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERTUSSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; RUBELLA; SEROLOGY; SIDE EFFECT; TETANUS;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 20444432271     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4639-00333     Document Type: Article

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