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Control of Hepatitis A Through Routine Vaccination of Children

Francisco Averhoff

JAMA · 2001 · 136 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

In this population, hepatitis A vaccine was highly effective in preventing disease among recipients. Childhood vaccination appears to have decreased hepatitis A incidence among children and adults and controlled the disease in a community with recurrent epidemics.

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Prevention of Hepatitis A Through Active or Passive Immunization: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)

PsycEXTRA Dataset · 1999 · 1.1K citations

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A Controlled Trial of a Formalin-Inactivated Hepatitis A Vaccine in Healthy Children

Alan Werzberger, Barbara Mensch, Barbara J. Kuter et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1992 · 539 citations · Full text

Prevention of Hepatitis A Through Active or Passive Immunization: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)

PsycEXTRA Dataset · 1996 · 435 citations

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Protection Against Hepatitis A by an Inactivated Vaccine

Bruce L. Innis · JAMA · 1994 · 417 citations

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The Diverse Patterns of Hepatitis A Epidemiology in the United States—Implications for Vaccination Strategies

Beth P. Bell, Craig N. Shapiro, Miriam J. Alter et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 1998 · 227 citations · Full text