Efficacy of a mass hepatitis B immunization program after switching to recombinant hepatitis B vaccine: a population-based study in Taiwan
โ Scribed by Hsu-Mei Hsu; Shin-Chwen Lee; Ming-Ching Wang; Szu-Fong Lin; Ding-Shinn Chen
- Book ID
- 117430314
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 76 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0264-410X
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