Universal hepatitis A vaccination in the United States: A call for action

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 287-291

  Lieberman, Jay M ^a,f   Word, Bonnie M ^b   Jacobs, R Jake ^c   Dagan, Ron ^d   Marchant, Colin D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Capital Outcomes Research Inc   (United States)

^d BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^e BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f QUEST DIAGNOSTICS NICHOLS INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood vaccination; Hepatitis A; Immunization

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A VACCINE;

CHILD CARE; HEPATITIS A; HERD IMMUNITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 41649083807     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31815efe4b     Document Type: Note

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