Immunoprophylaxis of perinatal infection with hepatitis B virus on the national scale

Hepatology Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 255-258

  Miyakawa, Yuzo ^a   Yoshizawa, Hiroshi ^b  

^a Miyakawa Memorial Research Foundation   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT VACCINE;

AFRICA; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN DETECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; INFECTION RISK; JAPAN; NEWBORN; PERINATAL INFECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; TAIWAN; UNITED STATES; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33750881123     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hepres.2006.10.001     Document Type: Editorial

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