Effect of Granulocyte Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor on Hepatitis-B Vaccination in Haemodialysis Patients

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 602-604

  Sudhagar, K ^a   Chandrasekar, S ^a   Rao, M S ^a   Ravichandran, R ^a  

^a Vijaya Health Centre   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ADULT; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 0033139390     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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