Seroepidemiology and Risk Factors of Hepatitis B Virus Infection: A Population-Based Azar Cohort Study

Background: Hepatitis B is a major global health problem. It can cause chronic infections and put people at high risk of death from cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The aim of this study was to report the epidemiological features of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and risk factors based on...

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Main Authors: Ali Asghar POURI, Morteza GHOJAZADEH, Masoud SHIRMOHAMMADI, Amir-Taher EFTEKHAR-SADAT, Mohammad Hossein SOMI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2020-10-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/13938