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

doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(15)61412-X

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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 -

The Lancet

- 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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