Hepatitis B vaccination: How to reach risk groups

Vaccine

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 1-4

  François, Guido ^a   Hallauer, Johannes ^b   Van Damme, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Awareness; Coverage; Hepatitis B; Risk groups; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

AWARENESS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FETUS RISK; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS B; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TRANSPLANTATION; TRAVEL; VACCINATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR;

AWARENESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; VACCINATION;

EID: 1842847393     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(02)00440-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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