Surveillance and response of hepatitis B in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 1988–2014
The World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region with an estimated 160 million chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers in 2007 bears a significant burden of HBV-related mortality and morbidity. Most Member States in the region have an estimated chronic HBV infection proportion of more tha...
Main Authors: | Ada Wai-Chi Lin, Ka-hing Wong |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific
2016-02-01
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Series: | Western Pacific Surveillance and Response |
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Online Access: | http://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/385/644 |
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