Brazilian Society of Hepatology and Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatitis B

Chronic hepatitis B is an important health problem that can progress to cirrhosis and complications such as hepatocellular carcinoma. There is approximately 290 million of people with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection worldwide, however only 10% of patients are currently identified.Most part...

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Main Authors: Maria Lucia Ferraz, Edna Strauss, Renata Mello Perez, Leonardo Schiavon, Suzane Kioko Ono, Mario Pessoa Guimarães, Adalgisa Paiva Ferreira, Leticia Nabuco, Roberto Carvalho-Filho, Cristiane Tovo, Francisco Souto, Paulo Abrão, Tania Reuter, Thor Dantas, Aline Vigani, Gilda Porta, Marcelo Simão Ferreira, Raymundo Paraná, Sergio Cimerman, Paulo Lisboa Bittencourt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867020301173