Why We Still Need HBV Population-Based Epidemiologic Studies
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DOI: 10.5812/hepatmon.842 Copyright c 2012 Kowsar M.P.Co. All rights reserved. Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: Hepatitis B is a common viral disease that highly appears among high risk groups. Therefore, study of this article is recommended to the epidemiologists, hepatologists, virologists and other researchers who are interested in the field of public health.
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