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Is fragmentation of schedules hampering the uptake of hepatitis B vaccine?
  1. S Mukherjee1,
  2. S Jayakumar2,
  3. N Sharief3
  1. 1Dept of Paediatrics, Basildon & Thurrock University Hospital, UK
  2. 2Child Development Centre, Thurrock Community Hospital, UK
  3. 3Dept of Paediatrics, Basildon & Thurrock University Hospital, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr S Mukherjee
    Department of Paediatrics, Basildon & Thurrock University Hospital, Nethermayne, Basildon SS16 5NL, UK; samudradoctors.org.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2004.061952

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    The rising number of recommended childhood vaccines can be challenging for parents for two reasons—up to eight clinic visits for immunisation alone in the first 18 months (including BCG and hepatitis B), and the concern regarding the number of injections given per visit.1 This in turn may affect the uptake of newer, but nevertheless important vaccines such as hepatitis B (HB).

    We reviewed the uptake of HB and other childhood immunisations of …

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