Seroepidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection in children: Ten years of mass vaccination in Taiwan

JAMA

Volumn 276, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 906-908

  Chen, Huey Ling ^a   Chang, Mei Hwei ^a   Ni, Yen Hsuen ^a   Hsu, Hong Yuan ^a   Lee, Ping Ing ^a   Lee, Chin Yun ^a   Chen, Ding Shinn ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; TAIWAN; VACCINATION; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0029745774     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.276.11.906     Document Type: Article

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