Comparative Evaluation of Four Hepatitis B vaccines available in Pakistan: Reactogenecity and Immunogenecity
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Aim: Main objective of this study was to evaluate the immunogenicity of hepatitis B vaccines commonly available in the Pakistan’s market. For this purpose we compared immunogenicity and reactogenicity of four recombinant hepatitis B vaccines in apparently healthy young female volunteers in Karach
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