Susceptibility to measles, rubella, mumps, and varicella-zoster viruses among healthcare workers

Journal of Nippon Medical School

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 453-458

  Aypak, Cenk ^a   Bayram, Yasemin ^b   Eren, Hayriye ^b   Altunsoy, Adalet ^c   Berktaş, Mustafa ^d  

^a Department of Family Medicine   (Turkey)

^b Van Training and Research Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

^c Van Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^d YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Healthcare worker; Measles; Mumps; Rubella; Varicella

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MALE; MEASLES; MUMPS; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; RUBELLA; SEROPREVALENCE; STAFF; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VACCINATION;

EID: 84871405648     PISSN: 13454676     EISSN: 13473409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1272/jnms.79.453     Document Type: Article

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