New target groups for vaccination against hepatitis A: Homosexual men, injecting drug users and patients with chronic hepatitis

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 316-318

  Iwarson, Sten ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; DRUG ABUSE; HEPATITIS A; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; PROGNOSIS; VACCINATION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VACCINES; HEPATITIS, CHRONIC; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; VACCINATION; VIRAL HEPATITIS VACCINES;

EID: 0031660609     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365549850161052     Document Type: Article

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