Efficacy of hepatitis B vaccine boosters among neonatally vaccinated university freshmen in Taiwan

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 684-689

  Su, Fu Hsiung ^a,b   Chu, Fang Yeh ^c   Bai, Chi Hui ^a   Lin, Yu Shiang ^a,c   Hsueh, Yu Mei ^a   Sung, Fung Chang ^d   Yeh, Chih Ching ^a,d  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antibody; Follow up; Hepatitis B; Protective immunity; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; TAIWAN; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; IMMUNIZATION, SECONDARY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; STUDENTS; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880936773     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2012.11.036     Document Type: Article

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