Hepatitis B vaccination of adolescent and adult high-risk groups in the United States

Vaccine

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Mast, Eric E ^a   Williams, Ian T ^a   Alter, Miriam J ^a   Margolis, Harold S ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032433812     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(98)00288-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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