Epidemiological impact of mandatory vaccination against hepatitis B in Italian young adults

Hepatitis Monthly

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 750-752

  Campagna, Marcello ^a   Siddu, Andrea ^a   Meloni, Angelo ^a   Murru, Claudia ^a   Masia, Giuseppina ^a   Coppola, Rosa Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Effectiveness evaluation; Hepatitis B; Long term immunity; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALIAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAM; NEWBORN; SEROPREVALENCE;

EID: 80053625745     PISSN: 1735143X     EISSN: 17353408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/kowsar.1735143X.663     Document Type: Article

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