Balancing the childhood immunization program with the urgent needs for adult hepatitis B immunization

Public Health Reports

Volumn 122, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 52-54

  Rodewald, Lance E ^a   Tan, Litjen ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^b AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY CARE; DISEASE COURSE; FUNDING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SHORT SURVEY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250352261     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00333549071220s210     Document Type: Short Survey

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