Knowledge and attitude of medical science students toward hepatitis B and C infections

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 197-205

  Mansour Ghanaei, Roya ^a   Joukar, Farahnaz ^a   Souti, Fatemeh ^a   Atrkar Roushan, Zahra ^a  

^a GUILAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Attitude; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Knowledge; Medical students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSING KNOWLEDGE; NURSING STUDENT; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; VACCINATION;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 84875432687     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19405901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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