Hepatitis B vaccination coverage among Iranian medical students and nursing staff

American Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 747-749

  Amini Ranjbar, Seddiqe ^a   Motlagh, Mohammad Esmaeel ^b  

^a KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Health care workers; Hepatitis B vaccination; Iran

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049156615     PISSN: 15469239     EISSN: 15543641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajassp.2008.747.749     Document Type: Article

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