Open AccessThe Effect of Vaccinated Children on Increased Hepatitis B Immunization Among High-Risk Adults
Author(s) -
Deepika Laxmi Koya,
Elizabeth G. Hill,
Paul M. Darden
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2007.116046
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , demography , confidence interval , logistic regression , confounding , odds ratio , cohort , immunization , cohort study , hepatitis b virus , hepatitis b , young adult , epidemiology , environmental health , gerontology , immunology , virus , antigen , sociology
We sought to examine trends in hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination among high-risk adults and assess the potential effect vaccinated adolescents have on these trends as they age.