Hepatitis A Virus Infection, Vaccination and Iranian Healthcare Workers
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Hepatitis A Virus Infection, Vaccination and Iranian Healthcare Workers
CONTEXT Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is an important public health problem. It is estimated that about 1.4 million cases of HAV infection occur every year worldwide. Non-immune healthcare workers (HCWs) can be at higher risk of HAV infection in comparison to general population and an appropriate preventive method should be considered for them. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION For finding related art...
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عنوان ژورنال: Hepatitis Monthly
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1735-143X,1735-3408
DOI: 10.5812/hepatmon.35238