Hepatitis B school-based vaccination programmes in the USA: A model for hepatitis A and B

Vaccine

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages

  Koff, Raymond S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatitis A; Hepatitis B; High risk groups; School based vaccination

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; NEWBORN INFECTION; PARENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; TEACHER; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

CHILD; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VACCINES; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VIRAL HEPATITIS VACCINES;

EID: 0033975008     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(99)00471-5     Document Type: Article

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