Changes of hepatitis B surface antigen variants in career children before and after universal vaccination in Taiwan

Hepatology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1312-1317

  Hsu, Hong Yuan ^a   Chang, Mei Hwei ^a,b   Liaw, Shwu Huey ^a   Yen Hsuan, N I ^a   Chen, Huey Ling ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; VACCINATION; VACCINE PRODUCTION; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; VACCINATION; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0032713817     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510300511     Document Type: Article

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