Online survey: Knowledge about risks, prevention and consequences of infections with HBV among travellers from four European countries

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 489-496

  Herbinger, K H ^a   Nothdurft, H D ^a   Prymula, R ^b,c  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEFENCE   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HRADEC KRALOVE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Knowledge; Risk perception; Survey; Travellers

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CZECH REPUBLIC; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; PREVALENCE; SPAIN; SWEDEN; TRAVEL; VACCINATION;

EID: 79951655066     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: 14734877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/03007995.2010.546392     Document Type: Article

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