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

<p style="text-align:justify;"><b>Background:</b> 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 therea...

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Main Authors: Peto, TJ, Mendy, M, Lowe, Y, Webb, E, Whittle, H, Hall, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2014