The reach of a hepatitis B vaccination programme among men who have sex with men

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 333-337

  Baars, Jessica E ^a,b   Boon, Brigitte J ^a   Garretsen, Henk F ^c   Van De Mheen, Dike ^a,b  

^a Addiction Research Institute Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B vaccination; men who have sex with men; vaccination programme

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RISK; STATISTICS;

COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RISK;

EID: 79957453778     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq117     Document Type: Article

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