Universal hepatitis B vaccination reduces childhood hepatitis B virus - Associated membranous nephropathy

Pediatrics

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Liao, Min Tser ^a,b   Chang, Mei Hwei ^c   Lin, Fu Gong ^b   Tsai, I Jung ^c   Chang, Yen Wen ^c   Tsau, Yong Kwei ^c  

^a TAOYUAN ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

HBV carrier; HBV vaccination; Horizontal transmission; Membranous nephropathy

Indexed keywords

H B VAX II; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; LIFE GUARD; RECOMBINANT HEPATITIS B VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS ASSOCIATED MEMBRANOUS NEPHROPATHY; HORIZONTAL TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VACCINATION;

CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, MEMBRANOUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80052387827     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-3137     Document Type: Article

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