The role of vaccination in prisoners' health

Expert Review of Vaccines

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 469-471

  Sequera, Víctor G ^a   Garcia Basteiro, Alberto L ^b   Bayas, Jose M ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

hepatitis; prison health; vaccination; vaccine

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CROWDING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FOOD QUALITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; PRISONER; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TATTOOING; VACCINATION;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; PRISONERS; VACCINATION; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 84877590974     PISSN: 14760584     EISSN: 17448395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erv.13.28     Document Type: Review

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