Hepatitis B vaccination status in health care workers of two university hospitals

Journal of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 48-51

  Memon, Muhammad S ^a   Ansari, Shoaib ^b   Nizamani, Rashid ^b   Khatri, Naresh Kumar ^a   Mirza, Mukhtar A ^a   Jafri, Wasim ^c  

^a ISRA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b LIAQUAT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^c AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Healthcare workers; Hepatitis B; Immunization

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PAKISTAN; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 39649112638     PISSN: 17290341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22442/jlumhs.07620115     Document Type: Article

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