Evidence of vaccine protection among Thai medical students and implications for occupational health

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 585-588

  Srichomkwun, Panudda ^a   Apisarnthanarak, Anucha ^a   Thongphubeth, Kanokporn ^a   Yuekyen, Chananart ^a   Mundy, Linda M ^b  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HERPES ZOSTER IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MEASLES ANTIBODY; RUBELLA ANTIBODY; VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES VIRUS; MEDICAL STUDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUBELLA VIRUS; SELF REPORT; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; THAILAND; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHICKENPOX; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VIRUS; MUMPS; MUMPS VIRUS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; THAILAND; VACCINATION; VIRAL VACCINES; VIRUS DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651123049     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/597508     Document Type: Article

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