Knowledge, attitudes and barriers regarding vaccination against hepatitis A and B in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection: A survey of family medicine and internal medicine physicians in the United States

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1009-1013

  Tenner, C T ^a   Herzog, K ^a   Chaudhari, S ^a   Bini, E J ^a   Weinshel, E H ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INTERNAL MEDICINE; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; TIME; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

ADULT; AGED; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VACCINES; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH; VACCINATION;

EID: 84866500764     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.12013     Document Type: Article

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