Trends in vaccine-induced immunity to hepatitis B among Canadian street-involved youth

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 337-348

  Huang, Ling ^a   Gilbert, Marie Line ^a   Rossi, Miriam F ^b   Haase, David ^c   Wright, Judith ^d   Sicard, Nadine ^e   Beaudoin, Carole ^f   Taylor, Darlene ^g   Gratrix, Jennifer ^h   Belzak, Lisa ^a   Wong, Tom ^a   Jayaraman, Gayatri ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d SASKATOON HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

^e STI Services   (Canada)

^f PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^g BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^h STD Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Immunity; Infectious diseases; Sexually transmitted infections; Survey; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953678428     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-009-9428-6     Document Type: Article

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