Cost-Benefit Comparison of Two Proposed Overseas Programs for Reducing Chronic Hepatitis B Infection among Refugees: Is Screening Essential?

BACKGROUND: Refugees are at an increased risk of chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection because many of their countries of origin, as well as host countries, have intermediate-to-high prevalence rates. Refugees arriving to the US are also at risk of serious sequelae from chronic HBV infection bec...

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Published in:Vaccine
Main Authors: Jazwa, Amelia, Coleman, Margaret S., Gazmararian, Julie, Wingate, La’Marcus T., Maskery, Brian, Mitchell, Tarissa, Weinberg, Michelle
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4633992/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25595868
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.01.010
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