Prevention of perinatal transmission of hepatitis B to babies at high risk: An evaluation

Vaccine

Volumn 23, Issue 48-49, 2005, Pages 5500-5508

  Sloan, David ^a   Ramsay, Mary ^a   Prasad, Leonie ^a   Gelb, David ^a   Teo, Chong Gee ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Hepatitis B; Immunisation; Neonatal; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MATERNAL DISEASE; PERINATAL INFECTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VACCINATION;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 27744548807     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2005.07.040     Document Type: Article

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