Hepatitis B status in migrants and refugees: increasing health burden in Western Australia

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Hepatitis B status in migrants and refugees: increasing health burden in Western Australia

Background: In light of increasing migration from endemic countries with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), this study describes the changing epidemiology of CHB patients born outside Australia referred to a tertiary hospital in Western Australia. It aims to stratify risk and progression to cirrhosis and he...

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Main Authors:	Subramaniam, K., Flexman, J., Tarquinio, L., Thambiran, A., Hopkins, Sandra, Cheng, W.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Blackwell Publishing 2011
Subjects:	chronic hepatitis B Western Australia migrant viral factor refugee
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4845

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