Hepatitis B-Hepatitis C seroprevalences and blunt-penetrating object injuries in housekeepers in Turkey: A survey study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 294-300

  Özer, Zeynep C ^a   Efe, Emine ^a   Oncel, Selma ^a   Taskinsoy, Halime ^a   Ulker, Mustan ^b  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Akdeniz Universitesi Hastanesi ^*

Author keywords

Blunt penetrating injuries; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Housekeepers; Nursing; Seroprevalences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; PENETRATING TRAUMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HOUSEKEEPING; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TURKEY; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 57649198278     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02330.x     Document Type: Article

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