Effect of needle length for response to hepatitis B vaccine in macrosomic neonates: A prospective randomized study

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Ozdemir R., CANPOLAT F. E., YURTTUTAN S., ONCEL M. Y., ERDEVE O., Dilmen U.

VACCINE, cilt.30, sa.21, ss.3155-3158, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 21
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.02.068
  • Dergi Adı: VACCINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3155-3158
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine whether use of a longer (1 in.) rather than a standard (5/8 in.) needle used for macrosomic neonates (birthweight over 4000 g) may affect antibody titers after immunization against hepatitis B virus (HBV).