Hepatitis B virus infection and vaccine acceptance among university students

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 96-106

  Ganguly, Rama ^a,c   Banerji, Madhabi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c James A Haley Veterans Hospital   (United States)

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EID: 0034401985     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.24.2.2     Document Type: Article

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