Comparison of the accelarated and classic vaccination schedules against Hepatitis B: Three-week Hepatitis B vaccination schedule provides immediate and protective immunity

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages

  Saltoǧlu, Nese ^a   Inal, A Seza ^a   Tasova, Yesim ^a   Kandemir, Ozlem ^b  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Accelarated schedule; Hepatitis B; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

GEN HEVAC B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG RESPONSE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; VACCINATION; VIRUS CARRIER; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 3042561597     PISSN: 14760711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-0711-2-10     Document Type: Article

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