Hepatitis B vaccination in prisons

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 569-574

  Awofeso, Niyi ^a  

^a Population Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B vaccines utilization administration and dosage; Hepatitis B prevention and control; Immunization programs organization and administration; Immunization schedule; Models, Theoretical; Prisons; Program evaluation; Seroepidemiologic studies

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

HEPATITIS; VACCINATION;

ARTICLE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; PRISON; VACCINATION; AFTERCARE; AUSTRALIA; CONTACT EXAMINATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRISONER; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

AFTERCARE; CONTACT TRACING; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; IMMUNIZATION, SECONDARY; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW SOUTH WALES; PRISONERS; PRISONS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; VACCINATION;

EID: 0036317069     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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