Universal hepatitis B vaccination: Hospital factors influencing first-dose uptake for neonates in Darwin

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 143-145

  Connors, Christine M ^a,b   Miller, Nan C ^a   Krause, Vicki L ^a  

^a Centre for Disease Control   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN HEPATITIS; NURSING STAFF; POLICY; VACCINATION;

EID: 0031803191     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1998.tb01159.x     Document Type: Article

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