Hepatitis B vaccination in premature and low birth weight (LBW) babies

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 625-631

  Bhave, Sheila ^a   Bhise, Snehalata ^a   Chavan, Sanjay C ^a   Naik, S S ^a   Pusapati, Raju V L N ^b   Bavdekar, Ashish ^a   Pandit, Anand ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Shantha Biotechnics Pvt Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B vaccine; Preterm immunization

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; RECOMBINANT HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREMATURITY; SEROCONVERSION; VACCINATION;

FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE;

EID: 0036078586     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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