Seroprevalence of chronic hepatitis B virus infection and prior immunity in immigrants and refugees: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>International migrants experience increased mortality from hepatocellular carcinoma compared to host populations, largely due to undetected chronic hepatitis B infection (HBV). We conducted a systematic review of the seroprevalence of chronic HBV and prior immunity in...

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Main Authors: Carmine Rossi, Ian Shrier, Lee Marshall, Sonya Cnossen, Kevin Schwartzman, Marina B Klein, Guido Schwarzer, Chris Greenaway
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0044611&type=printable
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