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Assessment of knowledge and treatment practices of hepatitis B infection in children among health professionals in Krachi districts in Ghana: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains one of the neglected infectious diseases. Children infected with HBV are at higher risk of becoming chronic carriers. Barriers to measures against HBV in children are attributed to inadequate knowledge by some health professionals. This study ass...

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Autores principales:	Mpangah, Rebecca A., Akyereko, Ernest, Acheampong, Gideon K., Ansah-Nyarko, Michael, Owusu, Isaac, Sarfo, Bismark
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2023
Materias:	Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10519114/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37753438 http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2023.2469

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