Hepatitis B Virus Vaccination in Hemodialysis Patients: A Necessity for Individualizing of Immunization?

Authors

1 Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Disease; Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences; Tehran

2 International Travel Center Medicine Center of Iran; Health Research Center; Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran


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