Chronic hepatitis B infection: A global disease requiring global strategies

Hepatology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 839-843

  Ioannou, George N ^a,b  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CHRONIC HEPATITIS B INFECTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MINORITY GROUPS;

EID: 84883223410     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: 15273350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.26516     Document Type: Article

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