The impact of the hepatitis B mass immunisation campaign on the incidence and risk factors of acute hepatitis B in Italy

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 980-985

  Stroffolini, Tommaso ^a   Mele, Alfonso ^a   Tosti, Maria Elena ^a   Gallo, Giovanni ^b   Balocchini, Emanuela ^c   Ragni, Pietro ^b   Santonastasi, Franco ^d   Marzolini, Antonella ^a   Ciccozzi, Massimo ^a   Moiraghi, Angela ^e  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b Assessorato Alla San ' Regione E   (Italy)

^c Assessorato Alla Sanità   (Italy)

^d NaplesItaly   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Immunisation; Italy

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; ILLICIT DRUG;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALITY; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 0033646514     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(00)80132-4     Document Type: Article

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