Evaluation of a prison-based hepatitis B immunisation pilot project

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 127-130

  Devine, Alexandra ^a   Karvelas, Maria ^a   Sundararajan, Vijaya ^a  

^a Victorian Public Health Training Scheme ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Immunisation; Prisons

Indexed keywords

H B VAX II; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT STUDY; PRISON; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; PILOT PROJECTS; PRISONERS; VICTORIA;

EID: 34247365362     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2007.00029.x     Document Type: Article

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