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Early experiences from one of the first treatment programs for chronic hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa

BACKGROUND: Treatment for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is virtually absent in sub-Saharan Africa. Here we present early experiences from a pilot program for treatment of CHB in Ethiopia. METHODS: Adults (≥18 years) with CHB were included in a cohort study at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical Colle...

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Autores principales:	Aberra, Hanna, Desalegn, Hailemichael, Berhe, Nega, Medhin, Girmay, Stene-Johansen, Kathrine, Gundersen, Svein Gunnar, Johannessen, Asgeir
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2017
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5477340/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28629395 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2549-8

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