Hepatitis B virus infection in children and adolescents in a hyperendemic area: 15 Years after mass hepatitis B vaccination

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 135, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 796-800

  Ni, Y H ^a   Chang, M H ^a   Huang, L M ^a   Chen, H L ^a   Hsu, H Y ^a   Chiu, T Y ^a   Tsai, K S ^a   Chen, D S ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; VACCINATION;

EID: 0035818545     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-135-9-200111060-00009     Document Type: Article

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