Long-term antibody response and immunologic memory in children immunized with hepatitis B vaccine at birth

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1232-1237

  Saffar, M J ^a   Rezai, M S ^a  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B vaccine Booster; Immunologic memory; Long term immunity

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGICAL MEMORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY;

ANTIBODY FORMATION; CHILD; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION, SECONDARY; IMMUNOLOGIC MEMORY; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 11944255555     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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