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The Authors studied the immune responses of 691 health care workers who were given HEVAC B vaccine (455 subjects) and HB Vax vaccine (216 subjects). The immune responses were correlated with data obtained by questionnaires: age, sex, B.M.I., drinking habits, smoking. The results showed correlation between these variables and immune response to vaccine.
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Corrao, G., Calleri, M., Zotti, M. et al. Immune response to anti-HBV vaccination: Study of conditioning factors. Eur J Epidemiol 4, 492–496 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00146405
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