Hepatitis B immunisation in health care workers

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-17

  Chaudhari, C N ^a   Bhagat, M R ^b   Ashturkar, A ^a   Misra, R N ^c  

^a INHS Jeevanti ^*  (India)

^b Command Hospital Central Command ^*  (India)

^c INHS Kalyani   (India)

Author keywords

Health care workers; Hepatitis B vaccine; Hepatitis B virus; Occupational risk

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VACCINATION;

EID: 70349195191     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-1237(09)80046-4     Document Type: Article

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