Hepatitis B virus infection in hilly/mountainous regions of southeastern China: a locality-dependent epidemiology

Abstract Background The overall prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in China is declining. The purpose of this study was to use a community-based epidemiological study to update the infection status of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in mountainous regions of China, and to evaluate the impact of...

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Main Authors: Ping Chen, Qinfen Xie, Ting Chen, Jiawei Wu, Jie Wu, Bing Ruan, Zhiqin Zhang, Hainv Gao, Lanjuan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2922-7