Hepatitis B vaccination in China
β Scribed by Margaret Harris Cheng
- Book ID
- 117790405
- Publisher
- The Lancet
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 147 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1473-3099
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Liver disease and liver cancer associated with childhood-acquired chronic hepatitis B are leading causes of death among adults in China. Despite expanded newborn hepatitis B vaccination programs, approximately 20% of children under age 5 years and 40% of children aged 5 to 19 years remain unprotecte
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