Hepatitis B immunization in low birthweight infants: Do they need an additional dose?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 995-1001

  Arora, N K ^a   Ganguly, S ^a   Agadi, S N ^a   Irshad, M ^a   Kohli, R ^a   Deo, M ^a   Paul, V K ^a   Deorari, A K ^a   Chellani, H ^a   Prasad, M S ^a   Sharma, D ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B immunization; Intrauterine growth retardation; Low birthweight; Preterm infants; Term intrauterine growth retarded infants

Indexed keywords

DNA VACCINE; ENIVAC HB; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COHORT STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VACCINATION;

EID: 18644364157     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/080352502760272722     Document Type: Article

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