Do the health-care workers gain protection against herpes zoster infection? A 6-year population-based study in Taiwan

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 463-470

  Wu, Chen Yi ^a   Hu, Hsiao Yun ^b   Huang, Nicole ^a   Pu, Cheng Yun ^a   Shen, Hsi Che ^a   Chou, Yiing Jeng ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHING KUO INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Health care workers; Herpes zoster; Incidence; Population based; Protection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HERPES ZOSTER; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; VIRUS IMMUNITY; DERMATOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIATRICS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIATRICS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951828893     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2010.00804.x     Document Type: Article

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