Preventing hepatitis A and hepatitis B virus infections among men who have sex with men

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1382-1387

  Kahn, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; VIRUS INFECTION;

HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VACCINES; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; VACCINATION;

EID: 0036903086     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/343044     Document Type: Review

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