Susceptibility to varicella-zoster, measles, rosacea and mumps among health care workers in a northern Italy hospital;Suscettibilità per varicella, morbillo, rosolia e parotite negli operatori sanitari dl un ospedale del nord Italia

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 407-409

  Porru, S ^a   Campagna, M ^a   Arici, C ^a   Carta, A ^a   Placidi, D ^a   Crotti, A ^b   Parrinello, G ^a   Alessio, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

Author keywords

(mumps, varicella, rubella, measles); Health care workers; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CHICKENPOX; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MEASLES; MIDDLE AGED; MUMPS; ROSACEA;

ADULT; AGED; CHICKENPOX; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MEASLES; MIDDLE AGED; MUMPS; ROSACEA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 39349112501     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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