Household survey of hepatitis B vaccine coverage among Brazilian children

Vaccine

Volumn 27, Issue 39, 2009, Pages 5326-5331

  Luna, Expedito J A ^a   Veras, Maria Amélia S M ^b   Flannery, Brendan ^c   de Moraes, José Cássio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS MÉDICAS DA SANTA CASA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Hepatitis B; Vaccine coverage survey

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION;

BRAZIL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT;

EID: 68349098890     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.06.096     Document Type: Article

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