Implementing a national policy for hepatitis B birth dose vaccination in Philippines: Lessons for improved delivery

Vaccine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 941-945

  Sobel, Howard L ^a   Mantaring, Jacinto Blas ^b   Cuevas, Francisca ^c   Ducusin, Joyce V ^d   Thorley, Margaret ^e   Hennessey, Karen A ^e   Nyunt U, Soe ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b PHILIPPINE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Philippines)

^c Municipality of Pateros   (Philippines)

^d DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Philippines)

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

Author keywords

Birth dose; Hepatitis B vaccination; Immunization; Perinatal transmission

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHILIPPINES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION; WORKSHOP;

HEALTH POLICY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PHILIPPINES; VACCINATION;

EID: 78751575620     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.11.047     Document Type: Article

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