Prevalence of hepatitis B in insular regions of southeast China: a community-based study.

OBJECTIVE: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a significant public health problem. The purpose of this study was to investigate the seroepidemiology of HBV in people living in the insular regions, and to provide the most recent baseline data for planning and monitoring of health. METHODS: A c...

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Main Authors: Ping Chen, Chengbo Yu, Bing Ruan, Shigui Yang, Jingjing Ren, Weijian Xu, Zhuanbo Luo, Lanjuan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3577891?pdf=render