Impact of hepatitis B immunization among the Nicobarese tribe--antibody titres & seroprotection five years after vaccination.

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Published in Indian J Med Res on March 01, 2014

Authors

A P Sugunan1, Haimanti Bhattacharya, Debdutta Bhattacharya, A Mandal, S R Ghosal, R C Rao, A K Mandal

Author Affiliations

1: Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR), Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India.

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