Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B: birth-dose vaccination is not enough

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¹ Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, Department of Cardiology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia. Electronic address: noubiapjj@yahoo.fr.
² Expanded Program on Immunization, Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

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Jean Jacques Noubiap et al. Lancet Glob Health. 2022 Apr.

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. 2022 Apr;10(4):e455-e456.

doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00046-8. Epub 2022 Feb 17.

¹ Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, Department of Cardiology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia. Electronic address: noubiapjj@yahoo.fr.
² Expanded Program on Immunization, Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

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JJN is supported by a postgraduate scholarship from the University of Adelaide. STN declares no competing interests.

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