Hepatitis B immunization in health care workers: Needs and opportunities

Hepatitis Monthly

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 664-665

  la Torre, Giuseppe ^a   Saulle, Rosella ^a   Unim, Brigid ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibody; Hepatitis B virus; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADULT; AGE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL STUDENT; DENTIST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B IMMUNIZATION; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; IRAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; VACCINATION;

EID: 80052576072     PISSN: 1735143X     EISSN: 17353408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/kowsar.1735143X.1504     Document Type: Article

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