Impact of four urban perinatal hepatitis B prevention programs on screening and vaccination of infants and household members

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 157, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 747-753

  Euler, Gary L ^a,b   Copeland, John ^a   Williams, Walter W ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B surface antigens; Patient compliance; Perinatal care; Prenatal care; Serologic tests; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

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

HEPATITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VACCINATION;

ADULT; CHILD; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; VACCINATION;

EID: 0037446292     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwg034     Document Type: Article

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