Sexually transmitted infections (STI) among prostitutes in Antwerp, Belgium. Importance and feasibility of a hepatitis B vaccination programme

Archives of Public Health

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 27-38

  Wouters, K ^a   Van Damme, P ^a   Vercauteren, A ^a   Verheyen, J ^a   Castermans, S ^a   Meheus, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B vaccines; Prostitution; Sexually transmitted infection

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOREIGN WORKER; GONORRHEA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROSTITUTION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0036211928     PISSN: 07787367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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