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Seroprevalence of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Prior Immunity in Immigrants and Refugees: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

BACKGROUND: International migrants experience increased mortality from hepatocellular carcinoma compared to host populations, largely due to undetected chronic hepatitis B infection (HBV). We conducted a systematic review of the seroprevalence of chronic HBV and prior immunity in migrants arriving i...

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Autores principales: Rossi, Carmine, Shrier, Ian, Marshall, Lee, Cnossen, Sonya, Schwartzman, Kevin, Klein, Marina B., Schwarzer, Guido, Greenaway, Chris
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3434171/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22957088
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0044611