Measles, rubella, mumps, and varicella seroprevalence among health care workers in Turkey: Is prevaccination screening cost-effective?

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 583-587

  Celikbas, Aysel ^a   Ergonul, Onder ^a   Aksaray, Sabahat ^a   Tuygun, Nilden ^b   Esener, Harika ^a   Tanir, Gonul ^b   Eren, Sebnem ^a   Baykam, Nurcan ^a   Guvener, Engin ^a   Dokuzoguz, Basak ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b DR SAMI ULUS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MEASLES; MUMPS; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; RUBELLA; TURKEY (BIRD); VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEASLES; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; MIDDLE AGED; MUMPS; RUBELLA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TURKEY;

EID: 33750631274     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.04.213     Document Type: Article

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