Hepatitis B Vaccine Clinical Trial

Summary

To determine the efficacy of a hepatitis vaccine in preventing hepatitis B.

Timeline

Start

1978-11

Primary completion

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Completion

1980-06

Publications

• Background Szmuness W, Stevens CE, Harley EJ, Zang EA, Oleszko WR, William DC, Sadovsky R, Morrison JM, Kellner A. Hepatitis B vaccine: demonstration of efficacy in a controlled clinical trial in a high-risk population in the United States. N Engl J Med. 1980 Oct 9;303(15):833-41. doi: 10.1056/NEJM198010093031501.

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