Reducing the neglected burden of viral hepatitis in Africa: strategies for a global approach.
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Summary
The barriers to prevention, screening and treatment of viral hepatitis on the African continent are detailed, the urgent need for operational and research programmes is focused on, and integrated ways to tackle the global epidemic are suggested.
- Type
- review
- Published
- 2015-02-01
- Cited by
- 157
- References
- 60
- Access
- Open access
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- https://openalex.org/W1978091752
- Semantic Scholar
- https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:32731402
Keywords
Global health, Medicine, Viral hepatitis, Disease burden, Global strategy
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