Decline of hepatitis B carrier rate in vaccinated and unvaccinated subjects: Sixteen years after newborn vaccination program in Taiwan

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 471-474

  Lin, Hans Hsienhong ^a,b   Wang, Li Yu ^b   Hu, Chi Tan ^a   Huang, Shih Che ^a,b   Huang, Lu Chin ^a   Lin, Sherry S J ^c   Chiang, Yu Ming ^d   Liu, Tso Tsai ^a   Chen, Chien Lin ^a  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Department of Mechanical Engineering   (Taiwan)

^d Chi Hshin Clinical Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; HBV; Taiwan; Teenager; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN INFECTION; PERINATAL INFECTION; TAIWAN; VACCINATION; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; CARRIER STATE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; TAIWAN; VACCINATION;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 0345073705     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.10333     Document Type: Article

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