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The worldwide impact of vaccination on the control and protection of viral hepatitis B
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Abstract
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| Viral hepatitis B is a leading cause of acute and chronic liver disease worldwide, including cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Vaccination is the most effective measure for controlling and preventing hepatitis B and its severe long-term sequelae. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), by the end of 2008 177 countries had introduced hepatitis B vaccination into their national routine neonatal, infant and/or adolescent immunisation programmes, and Italy was one of the first countries to implement a universal strategy of hepatitis B vaccination. The implementation of such vaccination programmes has globally resulted in a marked decrease in disease burden, in the carrier rate and in hepatitis B-related morbidity and mortality. Despite this success, work remains to be done to fully achieve the WHO goal of control of hepatitis B and HBV-related diseases on a global scale. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Digestive and liver disease. - Roma
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Publication
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Roma
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2011
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ISSN
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1590-8658
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DOI
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10.1016/S1590-8658(10)60685-8
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Volume/pages
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43
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(2011)
, p. S2-S7
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ISI
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000294020800002
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Full text (Publisher's DOI)
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Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
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