Progress toward elimination of hepatitis B virus transmission in the United States

Vaccine

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Mast, Eric E ^a   Mahoney, Frank J ^a   Alter, Miriam J ^a   Margolis, Harold S ^a  

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

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Prevention programmes; United States; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS B; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VIRUS INACTIVATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032438088     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(98)00294-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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