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Clinical Study

A Prospective Study of Hepatitis B Vaccination – A Comparison of Responders versus Nonresponders

Catherine M. Brown Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, IrelandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sheila Donlon Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
,
Patrick O'Kelly Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Anne Marie Casey Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Cathal Collier Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Peter J. Conlon Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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John J. Walshe Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Pages 276-279 | Received 25 Aug 2010, Accepted 27 Jan 2011, Published online: 14 Mar 2011

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