Prevention of hepatitis B virus infection in the United States: Recommendations of the advisory committee on immunization practices

MMWR Recommendations and Reports

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 1-31

  Schillie, Sarah ^a   Vellozzi, Claudia ^a   Reingold, Arthur ^b   Harris, Aaron ^a   Haber, Penina ^c   Ward, John W ^a   Nelson, Noele P ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SECONDARY IMMUNIZATION; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVISORY COMMITTEES; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; IMMUNIZATION, SECONDARY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85041366861     PISSN: 10575987     EISSN: 15458601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.rr6701a1     Document Type: Article

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