The effectiveness of the national hepatitis B vaccination program 25 years after its introduction in Iran: a historical cohort study
Introduction: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is responsible for one of the most common human viral infections. An estimated 257 million people are living with chronic HBV infection worldwide, and mortality has reached 900,000 deaths in recent years. In 2001, the World Health Organization reported a prevale...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-11-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867019304581 |