title: Introduction of a hepatitis B vaccine into the national routine immunisation programme of Japan.
authors.affiliation: Immunization Office, Health Service Division, Health Service Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Tokyo 100-8916, Japan. Electronic address: mujiie@gavi.org.
authors.forename: Mugen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ujiie
authors.affiliation: Immunization Office, Health Service Division, Health Service Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Tokyo 100-8916, Japan.
authors.forename: Kosuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.affiliation: Immunization Office, Health Service Division, Health Service Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Tokyo 100-8916, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuhisa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.affiliation: Immunization Office, Health Service Division, Health Service Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Tokyo 100-8916, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Enami
authors.affiliation: Immunization Office, Health Service Division, Health Service Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Tokyo 100-8916, Japan.
authors.forename: Tokuaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shobayashi
mesh_terms: D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs; D007223:Infant; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D009313:National Health Programs; D014611:Vaccination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence
chemical_list: D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines