Hepatitis B and C seropositivity among nursing students at a Turkish university

International Nursing Review

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 365-369

  Irmak, Z ^a   Ekinci, B ^a   Akgul, A F ^b  

^a MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Mugla State Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B and C; Nursing student; Risk factors; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING STUDENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; STUDENTS, NURSING; TURKEY;

EID: 77955733010     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2010.00804.x     Document Type: Article

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