Introduction of a hepatitis B vaccine into the national routine immunisation programme of Japan

Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Dec;16(12):1325. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30463-7. Epub 2016 Nov 15.

Authors

Mugen Ujiie¹, Kosuke Sasaki², Nobuhisa Yoshikawa², Takeshi Enami², Tokuaki Shobayashi²

Affiliations

¹ Immunization Office, Health Service Division, Health Service Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Tokyo 100-8916, Japan. Electronic address: mujiie@gavi.org.
² Immunization Office, Health Service Division, Health Service Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Tokyo 100-8916, Japan.

PMID: 27998586
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30463-7

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Hepatitis B / epidemiology
Hepatitis B / prevention & control*
Hepatitis B Vaccines*
Humans
Immunization Programs*
Infant
Japan / epidemiology
National Health Programs*
Vaccination / legislation & jurisprudence

Substances

Hepatitis B Vaccines