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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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Hepatitis B testing and diagnosis experiences of patients and primary care professionals in Australia

Jacqueline Richmond, +4 more
- 01 Jan 2017 - 
TL;DR: The majority of patient participants with CHB were not provided with information prior to being tested, and were shocked to receive a diagnosis, and hepatitis B con-tact tracing was poorly executed.
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Hepatitis B and C among healthcare workers and patient groups at increased risk of iatrogenic transmission in the European Union/European Economic Area.

Lara Tavoschi, +6 more
- 15 Mar 2019 - 
TL;DR: This study aimed to identify groups at increased risk of HBV/HCV infection due to iatrogenic transmission, including healthcare workers, and to estimate incidence and prevalence, and highlights the importance of considering population groups at higher risk for HBV-HCV iatrogensic transmission as target groups for active case finding in the EU/EEA.
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Liver Cancer Disparities in New York City: A Neighborhood View of Risk and Harm Reduction Factors.

Geetanjali R. Kamath, +10 more
- 14 Jun 2018 - 
TL;DR: Liver cancer incidence in NYC was strongly associated with neighborhood poverty after adjusting for race/ethnicity, and with infection risk scores, which indicates there are gaps in hepatitis prevention services like syringe exchange and vaccination that should be addressed.
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Hepatitis-B virus infection in India: Findings from a nationally representative serosurvey, 2017-18.

Manoj V Murhekar, +39 more
- 01 Nov 2020 - 
TL;DR: Children born after introduction of HB vaccination had lower prevalence of past HBV infection and higher prevalence of anti-HBs, and the findings could be considered as an interim assessment of impact of hepatitis B vaccine introduction in India.
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A Review of Antiviral Use for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women.

Ariel Jaffe, +1 more
- 01 Mar 2017 - 
TL;DR: Overall, TDF, lamivudine, and telbavudine in conjunction with standard immunoprophylaxis are recommended for use in pregnant women with significant HBV viremia to prevent MTCT and appear reassuring in regard to their maternal and fetal safety profiles.
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R Core Team
- 01 Jan 2014 - 
TL;DR: Copyright (©) 1999–2012 R Foundation for Statistical Computing; permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this manual provided the copyright notice and permission notice are preserved on all copies.
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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: Moher et al. as mentioned in this paper introduce PRISMA, an update of the QUOROM guidelines for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses, which is used in this paper.
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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
- 01 Jan 2010 - 
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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