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ID (ISN) del documento110085
Número CIS 09-1159
ISSN - Título de la serie 1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Año 2008
Número de serie
Autor(es) Connor B.A., Patron D.J.
Título Use of an accelerated immunization schedule for combined hepatitis A and B protection in the corporate traveler
Información bibliográfica Aug 2008, Vol.50, No.8, p.945-950. Illus. 44 ref.
Resumen Increased international business travel to moderate or high endemic areas of hepatitis A and B may leave many business travellers at risk for infection if not vaccinated. Often, the decision to travel to these regions is taken less than two months before departure. Because many areas endemic for hepatitis A are also endemic for hepatitis B, accelerated administration of the combined vaccine can offer protection for international business travellers destined for these countries, and should be part of corporate travel immunization programmes.
Descriptores (primarios) hepatitis vírica; transportes aéreos; paises en desarrollo; inmunización; vacunación; factores de riesgo
Descriptores (secundarios) programas de higiene; organización de la higiene en la empresa
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
País / Estado o ProvinciaEstados Unidos
Tema(s) Patología profesional
Broad subject area(s) Riesgos biológicos
Navegación por categoria(s) Liver diseases
Viral diseases (other than aids)
Air transportation
OSH in developing countries
Bacterial and parasitic diseases