Immune response in preterm infants to hepatitis B vaccine

Journal of Babol University of Medical Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 34-39

  Zahedpasha, Y ^a   Ahmadpour Kacho, M ^a   Pour Nasrollah, M ^a   Bijani, A ^a   Saadat, H ^a   Mazloumi, A ^a  

^a BABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B viruse; Immune response; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREMATURITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TERM BIRTH; VACCINATION; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 79960719834     PISSN: 15614107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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