Strategies to prevent hepatitis B virus infection in China: Immunization, screening, and standard medical practices

BioScience Trends

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 7-12

  Zhang, Chunyu ^a   Zhong, Yuesi ^b   Guo, Liping ^a  

^a CHINA JAPAN FRIENDSHIP HOSPITAL   (China)

^b THE THIRD AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B (hepB); Hepatitis B virus (HBV); High risk population; Prevention

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADULT; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEWBORN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; RISK FACTORS;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 84875954838     PISSN: 18817815     EISSN: 18817823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5582/bst.2013.v7.1.7     Document Type: Review

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