Prevalence of hepatitis B among Afghan refugees living in Balochistan, Pakistan.
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Summary
Hepatitis B is highly endemic among Afghan refugees living in these camps and the possibility of mother-to-child transmission underscores the need to include vaccination against hepatitis B as part of routine immunization in this population.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 2006-05-01
- Cited by
- 59
- References
- 27
- Access
- Open access
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- https://openalex.org/W1967827377
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- https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:26610888
Keywords
HBsAg, Medicine, Refugee, Hepatitis B, Seroprevalence
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