Using data to guide policy: Next steps for preventing perinatal hepatitis B virus transmission in Cambodia

Vaccine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 149-153

  Soeung, Sann Chan ^a   Thiep, Chanthan ^a   Duncan, Richard ^b   Patel, Minal ^c   Hennessey, Karen ^b  

^a Ministry of Health Cambodia   (Cambodia)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth dose; Hepatitis B virus; Perinatal transmission; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CAMBODIA; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 84870504651     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.10.079     Document Type: Article

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