Hepatitis B vaccination for male sex workers: The experience of a specialist GUM service

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 84-85

  Sethi, G ^a,c   Holden, B M ^b   Greene, L ^b   Gaffney, J ^b   Ward, H ^c  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SERVICE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; VACCINATION;

BISEXUALITY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; VACCINATION;

EID: 33144483271     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2005.015750     Document Type: Article

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