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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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Prevalence of hepatitis B in people living with HIV/AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Fátima Mitiko Tengan, +5 more
- 24 Aug 2017 - 
TL;DR: The results of this review indicate the need to increase the investment in preventive measures against hepatitis B, particularly when the impact of adequate vaccination in this population is considered.
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Infectious disease testing of UK-bound refugees: a population-based, cross-sectional study

Alison F Crawshaw, +11 more
- 28 Aug 2018 - 
TL;DR: Testing refugees in an overseas setting through a systematic HA identified patients with a range of infectious diseases, and indicated that the yields for infectious diseases vary by region and nationality.
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Complexity on modulation of NF-κB pathways by hepatitis B and C: A double-edged sword in hepatocarcinogenesis

Somayeh Shokri, +6 more
- 01 Sep 2019 - 
TL;DR: This review provides an overview on the modulation of the NF‐κB signaling pathways by proteins of hepatitis B and C viruses and gives a considerable therapeutic target for cancer therapy.
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INASL Position Statements on Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in India: The Andaman Statements.

Anil Arora, +23 more
- 01 Dec 2017 - 
TL;DR: The INASL position statements on prevention, diagnosis and management of HBV in India have been presented and the evidence and recommendations have been graded according to the Grading of Recommendations Assessment Development and Evaluation system with minor modifications.
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Treatment of hepatitis B virus with combination therapy now and in the future.

Joel S. Emery, +1 more
- 01 Jun 2017 - 
TL;DR: Overall, combination therapies are attractive as the next step towards cure and are a key strategy for achieving treatment with finite durations and durable endpoints.
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R: A language and environment for statistical computing.

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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