Low hepatitis B vaccine response in children with Down syndrome from Brazil

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 607-609

  Nisihara, R M ^a,b   De Bem, R S ^b   Negreiros, P H R ^b   Utiyama, S R R ^b   Oliveira, N P ^b   Amarante, H ^b  

^a POSITIVO UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Hepatitis B; Immunization; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; BRAZIL; CHILD; DOSE RESPONSE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, IMMUNOLOGIC; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; MALE;

EID: 84902000344     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cch.12099     Document Type: Article

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