Hepatitis B and influenza vaccines: Important occupational vaccines differently perceived among medical students

Vaccine

Volumn 31, Issue 44, 2013, Pages 5111-5117

  Wicker, Sabine ^a   Rabenau, Holger F ^a   Von Gierke, Laura ^a   François, Guido ^b   Hambach, Ramona ^b   De Schryver, Antoon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Healthcare personnel; Hepatitis; Infection control; Influenza; Medical students; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HCP; HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; MEDICAL STUDENTS; VACCINATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885426295     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.08.070     Document Type: Article

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