Hepatitis B vaccination in prisons: A much-needed targeted universal intervention

Addiction

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-190

  Farrell, Michael ^a   Strang, John ^a   Stöver, Heino ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b FRANKFURT UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

EDITORIAL; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; PRISON; VACCINATION;

HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; PRISONS; VACCINATION;

EID: 74249093424     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02781.x     Document Type: Editorial

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