Should all children be immunised against hepatitis A?

BMJ

Volumn 332, Issue 7543, 2006, Pages 715-

  Temte, Jonathan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A VACCINE; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; ROTAVIRUS VACCINE; WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COST; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; HEALTH CARE COST; HERD IMMUNITY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HEALTH POLICY; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645527075     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.332.7543.715     Document Type: Article

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