Awareness of hepatitis B virus among undergraduate medical and non-medical students

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 484-487

  Al Jabri, Ali A ^a   Al Adawi, Samir ^a   Al Abri, Jehan H ^a   Al Dhahry, Said H ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; OMAN; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; MALE; OMAN; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 2342542313     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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