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Epidemiology of hepatitis B and hepatitis C in Lebanon.
Arab journal of gastroenterology : the official publication of the Pan-Arab Association of Gastroenterology - 1 Mar 2016
Abou Rached Antoine, Abou Kheir Selim, Saba Jowana, Ammar Walid
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: Hepatitis B and C are two potentially life threatening liver infections. Lebanon is ranked as a zone of moderate endemicity. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B and C in Lebanon and their distribution according to age, region and sex. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This national prospective cross-sectional study was conducted from January 2011 till December 2012 in the...
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