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rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1993-4-22
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pubmed:abstractText |
Rates of hepatitis B infection have remained high despite immunization programs for infants of HBsAg-positive mothers and individuals considered to be at high risk for exposure. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics have provided new recommendations for a comprehensive strategy to eliminate hepatitis B virus. The first priority is the prenatal screening of all pregnant women and follow-up vaccination of all infants. The second is the immunization of at-risk adolescents and adults. Ultimately, it is hoped that all adolescents will be immunized when feasible and that the incidence of hepatitis B virus infection will decline. Primary care providers have an important role in the provision of public education about hepatitis B and in the implementation of these new recommendations.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical |
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Feb
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pubmed:issn |
0361-1817
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
18
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
42-5, 49-50
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2005-11-16
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:8455811-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:8455811-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:8455811-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:8455811-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:8455811-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:8455811-Fetal Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:8455811-Follow-Up Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:8455811-Health Education,
pubmed-meshheading:8455811-Hepatitis B,
pubmed-meshheading:8455811-Hepatitis B Surface Antigens,
pubmed-meshheading:8455811-Hepatitis B Vaccines,
pubmed-meshheading:8455811-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:8455811-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:8455811-Infant, Newborn,
pubmed-meshheading:8455811-Pregnancy,
pubmed-meshheading:8455811-Pregnancy Complications, Infectious,
pubmed-meshheading:8455811-Prenatal Diagnosis,
pubmed-meshheading:8455811-Risk Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:8455811-Vaccination,
pubmed-meshheading:8455811-Vaccines, Synthetic
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pubmed:year |
1993
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Immunization strategies for the elimination of hepatitis B.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Family and Community Health, Graduate Nursing Program, University of Massachusetts, Lowell.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Review
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