Lasting benefit of infant hepatitis B vaccination in adolescents in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Objectives: Hepatitis B is endemic in Lao PDR with 8–10% of the adult population being chronically infected. We investigated the impact of hepatitis B vaccination on infection in adolescents born shortly before and after the introduction of the vaccine in 2001. Methods: 779 students from Vientiane C...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-04-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220300588 |