Breastfeeding does not pose any additional risk of immunoprophylaxis failure on infants of HBV carrier mothers

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 100-102

  Wang, Jian She ^a   Zhu, Q R ^a   Wang, X H ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0037346362     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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