Efficacy of informational letters on hepatitis B immunization rates in university students

Journal of the American College Health Association

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 123-127

  Marron, Rebecca L ^a   Lanphear, Bruce P ^b   Kouides, Ruth ^c   Dudman, Linda ^c   Manchester, Ralph A ^c   Christy, Cynthia ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^d ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B vaccine; Immunization; Letters; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VACCINATION;

EID: 0031742091     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448489809595632     Document Type: Article

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