Results of an enhanced-outreach programme of hepatitis B vaccination in the Netherlands (1998-2000) among men who have sex with men, hard drug users, sex workers and heterosexual persons with multiple partners

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 507-513

  Van Steenbergen, Jim E ^a,b  

^a MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

^b National Co ordination of Communicable Disease Control   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Hepatitis B; High risk groups; Vaccination program

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG USE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEPATITIS B; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VACCINATION; ADDICTION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; MALE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROSTITUTION; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0036784170     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(02)00213-1     Document Type: Article

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