A hepatitis B vaccination outreach project for street youth in Montreal

Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 331-338

  Haley, Nancy ^a,b   Roy, Elise ^a   Bélanger, Lyse ^a   Crago, Anna Louise ^a  

^a Montreal Centre Region   (Canada)

^b Montreal Public Health Department   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Outreach program; Street youth; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN POPULATION; VACCINATION;

EID: 0032449663     PISSN: 11884517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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