Evaluation of the Impact of Hepatitis B Vaccination among Children Born during 1992–2005 in China

2009282 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Xiaofeng Liang · Center for Disease Control

Shengli Bi · Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention

Weizhong Yang · Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention

Longde Wang

Gang Cui

Fuqiang Cui · Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention

Yong Zhang · Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention

Jianhua Liu

Abstract

Hepatitis B vaccine has been successfully integrated into routine infant immunization in China, now reaching most infants within 24 h after birth, and the prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen has been greatly reduced among children born after 1992.

Topics & Keywords

Hepatitis B Virus Studies Hepatitis C virus research Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volume 200, Issue 1, pp. 39-47

DOI: 10.1086/599332

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