Teenagers' lifestyle and the risk of exposure to hepatitis B virus

Vaccine

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages

  Meheus, André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Hepatitis B; Risk factors; Sexual transmission; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LIFESTYLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0033981870     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(99)00458-2     Document Type: Article

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