Hepatitis B vaccination coverage in newborns and vaccine supply policy

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 489-490

  Jacques Carroll, Lisa ^a   Wang, Susan ^b   Zhao, Zhen ^b   Malik, Tasneem ^b   David, Felicita ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; NEWBORN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION; VACCINATION COVERAGE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; VACCINATION;

EID: 66149153086     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.22     Document Type: Note

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