Hepatitis B immunisation in Britain: time to change? The increasing prevalence of chronic infection, mainly due to immigration from endemic areas, may warrant universal immunisation

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Banatvala, J
Van Damme, P
Emiroglu, N
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[1] Kings Coll London, London Sch Med, London SE1 7EH, England
[2] Univ Antwerp, WHO, Collaborating Ctr Control & Prevent Viral Hepatit, Antwerp, Belgium
[3] WHO, Reg Off Europe, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL | 2006年 / 332卷 / 7545期
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10.1136/bmj.38797.621516.47
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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