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- Title
Hepatitis B Vaccination and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Rates in Boys and Girls.
- Authors
Mei-Hwei Chang; Wen-Yi Shau; Chien-Jen Chen; Tzee-Chung Wu; Man-Shan Kong; Der-Cherng Liang; Hsu-Mei Hsu; Huey-Ling Chen; Hong-Yuan Hsu; Ding-Shinn Chen
- Abstract
Presents a study to evaluate the association between a hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination program with incidence of childhood hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by sex. Design and setting; Participants; Main outcome measure; Results; Conclusion that boys may benefit more from HBV vaccination than girls in the prevention of HCC.
- Subjects
VIRAL hepatitis in children; LIVER cancer; VACCINATION of children; HEPATITIS B vaccines
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2000, Vol 284, Issue 23, p3040
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.284.23.3040