Prophylaxis of acute viral hepatitis by immune serum globulin, hepatitis b vaccine, and health education: A sixteen year study of Japan overseas cooperation volunteers

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 76-79

  Ohara, Hiroshi ^a,b   Ebisawa, Isao ^a,b,c   Naruto, Hiroshi ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOHO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer   (Japan)

^d Japan Overseas Cooperation Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS NON A NON B; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; VACCINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

NON-A, NON-B HEPATITIS VIRUS;

EID: 0031037168     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.56.76     Document Type: Article

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