Hepatitis B immunity in United States military recruits

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 191, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1835-1841

  Scott, Paul T ^a   Niebuhr, David W ^b   McGready, John B ^c   Gaydos, Joel C ^b  

^a Army Medical Surveillance Activity   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18944387139     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/429965     Document Type: Article

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