Hepatitis B vaccination and liver cancer mortality reduction in Korean children and adolescents

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2205-2208

  Gwack, Jin ^a   Park, Sue K ^b   Lee, Eun Ha ^c   Park, Boyoung ^b,c   Choi, Yunhee ^d   Yoo, Keun Young ^b  

^a Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Korea; Liver cancer; Mortality; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INFANT; KOREA; LIVER TUMOR; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KOREA; LIVER NEOPLASMS; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866293257     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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