Controlling perinatally acquired hepatitis B

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 365-

  Abass, Fuad ^a   Thomas, Ramani D ^a   Rajkumar, A ^b   Gupta, N ^b   Puliyel, Jacob M ^a  

^a Departments of Pediatrics   (India)

^b ST STEPHEN S HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Clean Drinking Water; Elisa Test; Perinatal Spread; Positive Mother; Retail Price

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

COST; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECONOMICS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INDIA; LETTER; MALE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INDIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 17644442556     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: 09737693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02721853     Document Type: Editorial

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