Efficacy of a mass hepatitis B immunization program after switching to recombinant hepatitis B vaccine: A population-based study in Taiwan

Vaccine

Volumn 19, Issue 20-22, 2001, Pages 2825-2829

  Hsu, Hsu Mei ^a   Lee, Shin Chwen ^a   Wang, Ming Ching ^a   Lin, Szu Fong ^a   Chen, Ding Shinn ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Mass immunization; Recombinant hepatitis B vaccine

Indexed keywords

H B VAX II; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; RECOMBINANT HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; MALE; TAIWAN; VACCINES, SYNTHETIC;

EID: 0035815540     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(01)00015-9     Document Type: Article

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