Hepatitis B vaccination in travelers

Expert Review of Vaccines

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 673-677

  Sonder, Gerard J B ^a,b,c  

^a National Coordination Center for Travelers Health Advice   (Netherlands)

^b DEPARTMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Travel; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

DNA VACCINE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; RECOMBINANT DNA;

ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOURISM; TRAVEL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; TRAVEL; VACCINATION;

EID: 45849111021     PISSN: 14760584     EISSN: 17448395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14760584.7.5.673     Document Type: Review

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