Hepatitis B vaccination of adolescents: A report on the national program in Iran

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 478-493

  Alavian, Seyed Moayed ^a   Zamiri, Nima ^b   Gooya, Mohammad Mehdi ^c   Tehrani, Alireza ^a   Heydari, Seyyed Taghi ^b   Lankarani, Kamran B ^b  

^a BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

Author keywords

adolescents; coverage rate; hepatitis B vaccination; national campaign

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MASS MEDIUM; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MASS VACCINATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 78649853571     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2010.35     Document Type: Article

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