A complete HBV vaccination coverage among Polish surgical nurses in the light of anti-HBc prevalence: A cross-sectional sero-prevalence study

Vaccine

Volumn 28, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 3972-3976

  Ganczak, M ^a   Ostrowski, M ^a   Szych, Z ^a   Korzen M ^b  

^a POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Anti HBc prevalence; HBV vaccination; Midwives; Surgical nurses

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL WARD; HEPATITIS B; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; SURGICAL WARD; VACCINATION; WARD;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; POLAND; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; VACCINATION;

EID: 77952380082     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.03.042     Document Type: Article

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