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Screening for hepatitis B virus infection in adults: Final recommendation consumer fact sheet
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Got It, Hide this- Website: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
- Resource type: Fact sheet
Summary - The message of this resource is:
People at higher risk of hepatitis B should get screened: people who have not been vaccinated and whose parents come from a country where it is common, injection drug users, people living with HIV, people living with someone who has hepatitis B and men who have sex with men.
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Keywords
hepatitis vaccine, HBV, cirrhosis, blood test
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Rated on: 6/1/2015 1:43:14 PM
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