Universal immunization of infants with low doses of a low-cost, plasma-derived hepatitis B vaccine in South Africa

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 277-281

  Schoub, B D ^a,b   Matai, U ^c   Singh, B ^a   Blackburn, N K ^a   Levin, J B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (South Africa)

^d SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Child; Cross sectional studies; Endemic diseases immunology; Evaluation studies; Hepatitis B surface antigens blood; Hepatitis B vaccines administration and dosage economics; Immunization programs; South Africa

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE CONTROL; HEPATITIS; IMMUNIZATION; VACCINATION;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG COST; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEATING; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGENICITY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLASMA; PREVALENCE; SEROLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; VACCINATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0036253427     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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