title: Screening costs in a hepatitis B vaccine program.
abstract: Current statistics from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reveal that approximately 39 percent of all fire/rescue personnel have been vaccinated against hepatitis B. Iti well-documented that hepatitis B viral infection presents the greatest occupational health risk to emergency personnel, yet program development and care-provider participation have been slow to evolve.
authors: K H
authors: KH
authors: West
authors: R J
authors: RJ
authors: Yuras
mesh_terms: D000488:Allied Health Personnel; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004634:Emergency Medical Technicians; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration; D014611:Vaccination / Q000191:economics*; D014761:Viral Hepatitis Vaccines
chemical_list: D014761:Viral Hepatitis Vaccines