Current Condition of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Cuban Adults
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Current Condition of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Cuban Adults
Background The reduction of the incidence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in Cuba can be attributed to the effectiveness of the national immunization program. However, the number of patients with chronic HBV observed in clinical practice is not negligible. Objective A cross-sectional study was conducted to describe the main clinical characteristics of patients with chronic hepatitis B vi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Therapeutic Research
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0011-393X
DOI: 10.1016/j.curtheres.2017.04.007