Audit of hepatitis B vaccination of men who have sex with men attending Scottish genitourinary medicine clinics

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 575-576

  Ramasami, S ^a,d   Abu Rajab, K ^b   Sarkar, P ^b   Baguley, S ^c  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d Lauriston Building ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Compliance; Hepatitis B vaccination; MSM

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENICITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; VACCINATION;

HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; VACCINATION;

EID: 70349238768     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008447     Document Type: Article

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