The prevalence and its meaning of anit-HBc alone 15 years subsequent to mass hepatitis B vaccination

Journal of Internal Medicine of Taiwan

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 247-255

  Chen, Tsung Ming ^a   Lu, Sheng Nan ^a   Wang, Jing Houng ^a   Tung, Hung Da ^a   Lee, Pei Lun ^a   Le, Chuan Mo ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anti HBc; Anti HBc alone; Hepatitis B; Occult HBV infection; Real time PCR; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; RECOMBINANT HEPATITIS B VACCINE; RECOMBINANT VACCINE; VIRUS DNA;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; TAIWAN; VACCINATION; VIREMIA; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 0036968418     PISSN: 10167390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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