Hepatitis B At-Birth Dose Vaccine: An Urgent Call for Implementation in Ghana
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Prevalence of Chronic Hepatitis B Infection
3. Hepatitis B Infection as a Vaccine Preventable Carcinogen
4. Prevention of Hepatitis B Mother-to-Child Transmission
5. Immunization Schedule and the Need for HBV Birth Dose Vaccine in Ghana
6. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Awuku, Y.A.; Yeboah-Afihene, M. Hepatitis B At-Birth Dose Vaccine: An Urgent Call for Implementation in Ghana. Vaccines 2018, 6, 15. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines6010015
Awuku YA, Yeboah-Afihene M. Hepatitis B At-Birth Dose Vaccine: An Urgent Call for Implementation in Ghana. Vaccines. 2018; 6(1):15. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines6010015
Chicago/Turabian StyleAwuku, Yaw Asante, and Mary Yeboah-Afihene. 2018. "Hepatitis B At-Birth Dose Vaccine: An Urgent Call for Implementation in Ghana" Vaccines 6, no. 1: 15. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines6010015
APA StyleAwuku, Y. A., & Yeboah-Afihene, M. (2018). Hepatitis B At-Birth Dose Vaccine: An Urgent Call for Implementation in Ghana. Vaccines, 6(1), 15. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines6010015