Hepatitis B vaccination status and identification of risk factors for hepatitis B in health care workers

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 257-260

  Ali, Niloufer Sultan ^a,b   Jamal, Kishwar ^a   Qureshi, Riaz ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b NONE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Health care workers; Hepatitis B vaccine; Prevention; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; RISK FACTORS; VACCINATION;

EID: 21244451957     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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