Compliance and immunogenicity of two hepatitis B vaccination schedules in sex workers in Belgium

Vaccine

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1893-1900

  Wouters, K ^a,b   Leuridan, E ^a,b   Van Herck, K ^a   Van Ardenne, N ^a   Roelofs, I ^a   Mak, R ^c   Prevost C ^d   Guerin P ^e   Denis, B ^f   Van Damme, P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b Health House for Antwerp Prostitutes Antwerp   (Belgium)

^c PASOP Ghent   (Belgium)

^d Espace P Bruxelles ^*  (Belgium)

^e Icar Liège   (Belgium)

^f Espace P Wallonie   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Hepatitis B vaccination; Outreach programme; Schedule; Sex worker

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BLOOD SAMPLING; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGENICITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTITUTION; VACCINATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BELGIUM; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTITUTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33846600052     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.09.073     Document Type: Article

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