Protective immunity after hepatitis B vaccination

Arab Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 68-71

  Eldesoky, Ayman ^a   Mosaad, Youssef ^a   Zakria, Yahia ^a   Hamdy, Samah ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Adult and children; Anti HBs; Hepatitis B; Protective immunity; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 70349866650     PISSN: 16871979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajg.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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