Efficacy and effectiveness of infant vaccination against chronic hepatitis B in the Gambia Hepatitis Intervention Study (1986-90) and in the nationwide immunisation program

Background: Gambian infants were not routinely vaccinated against hepatitis B virus (HBV) before 1986. During 1986-90 the Gambia Hepatitis Intervention Study (GHIS) allocated 125,000 infants, by area, to vaccination or not and thereafter all infants were offered the vaccine through the nationwide im...

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Main Authors: Thomas J. Peto, Maimuma E. Mendy, Yamundow Lowe, Emily L. Webb, Hilton C. Whittle, Andrew J. Hall
Other Authors: Medical Research Council Laboratories Gambia
Format: Article
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/34324
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Institution: Mahidol University