Strategies to prevent and control hepatitis B and C virus infections: A global perspective

Vaccine

Volumn 17, Issue 13-14, 1999, Pages 1730-1733

  Mast, Eric E ^a   Alter, Miriam J ^a   Margolis, Harold S ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HEPATITIS C VACCINE; HEPATITIS VACCINE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY PREVENTION; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; VACCINATION;

EID: 0344959603     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(98)00415-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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