Identifying target groups for a potential vaccination program during a hepatitis A communitywide outbreak

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 918-921

  Hutin, Yvan J F ^a   Bell, Beth P ^a,d   Marshall, Katherine L E ^a   Schaben, Chad P ^b   Dart, Michael ^c   Quinlisk, M Patricia ^b   Shapiro, Craig N ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Sioux and District Health Department   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EPIDEMIC; HEPATITIS A; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; POPULATION RISK; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; VACCINATION;

EID: 0033024588     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.89.6.918     Document Type: Article

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