School-based adolescent hepatitis B immunization programs in the United States: Strategies and successes

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 7 SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Cassidy, William ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; School based immunization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFICACY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEROCONVERSION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031853663     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199807001-00006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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