Molecular Epidemiology of Hepatitis B Virus

Although safe and effective vaccines for hepatitis B virus (HBV) have been available for nearly three decades, this virus kills at least 600,000 people annually worldwide and remains the leading global cause of chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Because the HBV reverse trans...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kao, Jia-Horng
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Korean Association of Internal Medicine 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3192197/