Geographic and ethnic variations of long-term efficacy and immunogenicity of hepatitis B vaccination in Hualien, a HBV hyperendemic area

Vaccine

Volumn 24, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 4427-4432

  Wang, Li Yu ^a   Hu, Chi Tan ^b   Ho, Tzu Ying ^a   Lin, Hans Hsienhong ^b  

^a TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Geographic variation; Hepatitis B vaccination; Long term efficacy

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHINESE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HOST; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENICITY; IMMUNOLOGICAL MEMORY; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAIWAN; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; VACCINATION;

ADULT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; MALE; TAIWAN;

EID: 33646130137     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2005.12.069     Document Type: Article

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