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The global impact of vaccination against hepatitis B: a historical overview.

Vaccine - 18 Nov 2008

Zanetti Alessandro R, Van Damme Pierre, Shouval Daniel

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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a world wide public health problem of major concern. HBV infection may lead to chronic liver disease, including cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Vaccination is the most effective measure to control and prevent hepatitis B and its long-term serious sequelae on global scale, both in terms of cost-effectiveness and benefit-cost ratios. According to the WHO...

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PMID: 18848855
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.09.056

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