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Estimations of worldwide prevalence of chronic hepatitis B virus infection: a systematic review of data published between 1965 and 2013.

Aparna Schweitzer, +4 more
- 17 Oct 2015 - 
- Vol. 386, Iss: 10003, pp 1546-1555
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This first global assessment of country-level population prevalence of chronic HBV infection found a wide variation between countries and highlights the need for continued prevention and control strategies and the collection of reliable epidemiologic data using standardised methodology.
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This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 2015-10-17. It has received 2130 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: HBsAg & Hepatitis B virus.

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Methodological challenges of performing meta-analyses to compare the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma between chronic hepatitis B treatments.

Won Mook Choi, +4 more
- 27 Sep 2021 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the comparative risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) receiving entecavir (ETV) or tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) remains controversial.
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Fendrix vs Engerix-B for Primo-Vaccination Against Hepatitis B Infection in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

María Chaparro, +17 more
- 30 Sep 2020 - 
TL;DR: A 4-dose schedule is more effective than a 3-dose regimen for primo vaccination in inflammatory bowel disease and older age and treatment with immunomodulators or anti-tumor necrosis factors impaired the success.
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Is there a risk of transfusion-transmissible infections after percutaneous needle treatments in blood donors? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Hans Van Remoortel, +5 more
- 01 May 2019 - 
TL;DR: This systematic review aimed to scientifically underpin deferrals by identifying the best available evidence on the association between percutaneous needle treatments and the risk of transfusion‐transmissible infections (TTIs).
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Patterns of serologic markers of hepatitis B virus infection and the risk of transmission among pregnant women in southwestern Nigeria.

I M Ifeorah, +9 more
- 17 Nov 2017 - 
TL;DR: The presence of varied HBV serological patterns of infection or immunity among pregnant women in Ibadan, Nigeria, and thus the risk of mother to child transmission is revealed.
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Hepatitis B virus sequencing and liver fibrosis evaluation in HIV/HBV co-infected Nigerians.

Jennifer Grant, +8 more
- 22 May 2017 - 
TL;DR: Characterising molecular HBV features in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/HBV co‐infected Nigerians and evaluating associations between these characteristics and liver fibrosis severity before and after antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation are evaluated.
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David Moher, +4 more
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Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA Statement.

David Moher, +4 more
- 21 Jul 2009 - 
TL;DR: The QUOROM Statement (QUality Of Reporting Of Meta-analyses) as mentioned in this paper was developed to address the suboptimal reporting of systematic reviews and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: The PRISMA statement

David Moher, +4 more
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TL;DR: A structured summary is provided including, as applicable, background, objectives, data sources, study eligibility criteria, participants, interventions, study appraisal and synthesis methods, results, limitations, conclusions and implications of key findings.
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Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

Mohsen Naghavi, +731 more
- 10 Jan 2015 - 
TL;DR: In the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 (GBD 2013) as discussed by the authors, the authors used the GBD 2010 methods with some refinements to improve accuracy applied to an updated database of vital registration, survey, and census data.
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