Gaps in hospital policies and practices to prevent perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/125/4/704

Pediatrics

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 704-711

  Willis, Bayo C ^a   Wortley, Pascale ^a   Wang, Susan A ^b,c   Jacques Carroll, Lisa ^a   Zhang, Fan ^a  

^a Immunization Services Div   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Hepatitis b vaccine; Immunization; Perinatal hepatitis b virus

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLOMBIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTHER; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERTO RICO; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950569058     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-1831     Document Type: Article

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