Reduction of hepatocellular carcinoma in childhood after introduction of selective vaccination against hepatitis B virus for infants born to HBV carrier mothers

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 523-527

  Tajiri, Hitoshi ^a   Tanaka, Hideo ^b   Brooks, Stephen ^c   Takano, Tomoko ^a  

^a OSAKA GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b AICHI CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B virus; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Maternal transmission; Selective vaccination

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CHILD; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS CARRIER;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HEPATOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; JAPAN; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MOTHERS; NEOPLASMS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RISK; VACCINATION;

EID: 79955768354     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-010-9721-4     Document Type: Article

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