Prevalence of Hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Vientiane, Laos, 2008-2014
The Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) is still considered a highly endemic country for hepatitis B, mainly due to perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV), despite efforts made since 2004 for universal immunization of newborns. The prevalence of HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) carriag...
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Formato: | Journal article |
Idioma: | English |
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Hindawi
2017
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