Nursing students' immunisation status and knowledge about viral hepatitis in Turkey: A multi-centre cross-sectional study

International Nursing Review

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 181-185

  Yamazhan, T ^a   Durusoy, R ^c   Tasbakan, M ^a   Tokem, Y ^c   Pullukcu, H ^a   Sipahi, O ^a   Ulusoy, S ^b  

^a School of Nursing   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Level of knowledge; Needle Stick injury; Nursing students; Vaccination rate; Viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; STUDENTS, NURSING; TURKEY; VIRAL HEPATITIS VACCINES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955716174     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2010.00869.x     Document Type: Article

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