Vaccination and screening of medical students: Results of a student health initiative

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 189, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 484-486

  Torda, Adrienne J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MEASLES ANTIBODY; MEASLES VACCINE; MUMPS ANTIBODY; MUMPS VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; RUBELLA ANTIBODY; RUBELLA VACCINE; TETANUS TOXOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINIA ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; MEASLES; MEDICAL STUDENT; MUMPS; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RUBELLA; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; SEROLOGY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; VACCINATION;

EID: 56249083430     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb02139.x     Document Type: Article

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