Long-term response to hepatitis B vaccination and response to booster in children born to mothers with hepatitis B e antigen

Hepatology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 954-959

  Huang, L I Min ^a   Chiang, Bor Luen ^a   Lee, Chin Yun ^a,b   Lee, Ping Ing ^a   Chi, Wei Kuang ^a   Chang, Mei Hwei ^a  

^a DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 5;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VACCINATION;

EID: 0033052193     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510290349     Document Type: Article

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