Long-Term Persistence of Seroprotection by Hepatitis B Vaccination in Healthcare Workers of Southern Ital

Hepatitis Monthly

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Grosso, Giuseppe ^a   Mistretta, Antonio ^a   Marventano, Stefano ^a   Ferranti, Roberta ^a   Mauro, Luisa ^a   Cunsolo, Rosario ^b   Proietti, Lidia ^a   Malaguarnera, Mariano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Health Personnel; Hepatitis B Virus; Vaccination; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; VACCINATION;

EID: 84867503510     PISSN: 1735143X     EISSN: 17353408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/hepatmon.6025     Document Type: Article

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