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Lack of Compliance with Hepatitis B Vaccination among Canadian STD Clinic Patients: Candidates for an Accelerated Immunization Schedule?

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  1. Department of Family Medicine, and of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

    John Sellors MD, MSc

  2. Departments of Pathology and of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Canada

    Max A. Chernesky PhD

  3. Father Sean O’Sullivan Research Centre, St. Joseph’s Hospital and St. Joseph’s Community Health Centre, Health Services Delivery Research Unit, 2757 King Street East, L8G 5E4, Hamilton, ON, Canada

    John Sellors MD, MSc, Mirza Zimic-Vincetic MD & Michelle Howard BA

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Source of support: SmithKline Beecham Pharma Inc., Oakville, Ont.

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Sellors, J., Zimic-Vincetic, M., Howard, M. et al. Lack of Compliance with Hepatitis B Vaccination among Canadian STD Clinic Patients: Candidates for an Accelerated Immunization Schedule?. Can J Public Health 88, 210–211 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03403890

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