Progress in vaccination against hepatitis B in the Americas

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 34, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages

  Ropero, Alba Maria ^a   Danovaro Holliday, M Carolina ^a   Andrus, Jon K ^a  

^a PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Coverage; Hepatitis B; Immunization; Region of the Americas

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; TETANUS TOXOID;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIPHTHERIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GOVERNMENT; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PERTUSSIS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TETANUS; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HAEMOPHILUS VACCINES; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT, NEWBORN; LATIN AMERICA; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; VACCINATION; VIRAL HEPATITIS VACCINES;

EID: 27644450036     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-6532(05)80029-0     Document Type: Review

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