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- Title
Decreased Incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Hepatitis B Vaccinees: A 20-Year Follow-up Study.
- Authors
Mei-Hwei Chang; San-Lin You; Chien-Jen Chen; Chun-Jen Liu; Chuan-Mo Lee; Shi-Ming Lin; Heng-Cheng Chu; Tzee-Chung Wu; Sheng-Shun Yang; Hsu-Sung Kuo; Ding-Shinn Chen
- Abstract
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major cause of hepatocellular carcinoma. This population-based study aimed to investigate whether prevention of hepatocellular carcinoma by the universal Taiwanese HBV vaccine program, launched in July 1984, has extended beyond childhood and to identify the predictors of hepatocellular carcinoma for vaccinated birth cohorts.
- Subjects
TAIWAN; HEPATITIS B vaccines; LIVER cancer; DISEASE incidence; CANCER prevention; INFECTIOUS disease transmission; MOTHERS
- Publication
JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2009, Vol 101, Issue 19, p1348
- ISSN
0027-8874
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jnci/djp288