Attitudes and educational practices of obstetric providers regarding infant hepatitis B vaccination

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-64

  Zola, Janet ^b   Smith, Nicole ^b   Goldman, Samuel ^b   Woodruff, Bradley A ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VACCINATION;

FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0031030133     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(96)00389-4     Document Type: Article

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