Hepatitis B Immunization in Health Care Workers: Needs and Opportunities
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* Corresponding author at: Giuseppe La Torre, Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324– 00185, Rome, Italy. Tel: +39-649970388, Fax: +39-649972473. E-mail: [email protected] DOI: 10.5812/kowsar.1735143X.705 Copyright c 2011, BRCGL, Published by Kowsar M.P.Co. All rights reserved. c 2011 Kowsar M.P.Co. All rights reserved. Please cite this paper as: La Torre G, Saulle R, Unim B. Hepatitis B Immunization in Health Care Workers: Needs and Opportunities. Hepat Mon. 2011;11(8):664-5. [DOI: 10.5812/kowsar.1735143X.705]
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دوره 11 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2011