A successful approach to immunizing men who have sex with men against hepatitis B

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 202-206

  Savage, Robert B ^a   Hussey, Mary Jo ^a   Hurie, Marjorie B ^b  

^a Madison Department of Public Health   (United States)

^b WISCONSIN DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0034181798     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1446.2000.00202.x     Document Type: Article

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