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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Hepatitis B infection and vaccination coverage in men who have sex with men consulting a Danish venereal disease clinic

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Pages 517-522 | Received 09 Aug 2014, Accepted 24 Feb 2015, Published online: 01 Apr 2015

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