Women's Health Issues
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 61-69 , January 2009

Vaccination Uptake and Awareness of a Free Hepatitis B Vaccination Program Among Female Commercial Sex Workers

  • Jessica E. Baars, MSc

      Affiliations

    • IVO: Scientific Bureau for Research on Lifestyle, Addiction and Related Social Developments, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Jessica E. Baars, MSc, IVO, Heemraadssingel 194, 3021 DM Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Phone: 31-10-4253366; Fax: 31-10-2763988.
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  • Brigitte J.F. Boon, PhD

      Affiliations

    • IVO: Scientific Bureau for Research on Lifestyle, Addiction and Related Social Developments, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Henk F. Garretsen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Tranzo, Faculty of Behavioral and Social Science, University of Tilburg, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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  • Dike van de Mheen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • IVO: Scientific Bureau for Research on Lifestyle, Addiction and Related Social Developments, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Received 1 February 2008 ,Revised 4 September 2008 ,Accepted 5 September 2008.

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 Funded by the Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development (grant number 2500.0011) and the Netherlands Association for Community Health Service.

PII: S1049-3867(08)00135-7

doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2008.09.002

Women's Health Issues
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 61-69 , January 2009

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