Impact of Universal Vaccination Against Hepatitis B: The Italian Model
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Please cite this paper as: Coppola RC, Meloni A, Campagna M. Impact of Universal Vaccination Against Hepatitis B: The Italian Model. Hepat Mon. 2012;12(7): 417-19. DOI: 10.5812/hepatmon.6396 Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: This article can be useful for all readers who are interested in public health issues and in methods to assess, contain and monitoring the risk of hepatitis B virus infection as well as for policy makers.
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