Hepatitis B virus vaccination compliance among health care workers in intensive care unit: Necessity to improve protection of attending physicians

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1596-

  Panhotra, B R ^a   Saxena, A K ^a   Al Mulhim, A S ^a  

^a KING FAHAD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

COMPLIANCE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 27744567629     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-005-2789-8     Document Type: Letter

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