Current preventive policies and practices against Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and tuberculosis targeted for workers from hospitals of the Sardinia Region, Italy

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2016, Pages E69-E74

  Campagna, M ^a   Argiolas, F ^b   Soggiu, B ^a   Mereu, N M ^a   Lai, A ^a   Galletta, M ^a   Coppola, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b Local Health Authority of Lanusei   (Italy)

Author keywords

Healthcare workers; Infectious diseases; Vaccine preventable disease

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOASSAY; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLUENZA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ITALY; MEASLES; MUMPS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTECTION; RUBELLA; RUBELLA VIRUS; SEROLOGY; SOCIAL CARE; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VACCINATION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; HUMANS; ITALY; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; VACCINATION; VACCINES;

EID: 84987926138     PISSN: 11212233     EISSN: 24214248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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