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. 2012 May 10;366(19):1749-52.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1201796.

HIV-HBV coinfection--a global challenge

Athena P Kourtis  1 , Marc Bulterys, Dale J Hu, Denise J Jamieson
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HIV-HBV coinfection--a global challenge

Athena P Kourtis et al. N Engl J Med. .

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  • N Engl J Med. 2012 Dec 13;367(24):2362
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Figure. Prevalence of HIV-1 and HBV Infection, According to Country
Data on HIV are from the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, and (in the case of province-level data for China) the China Centers for Disease Control; data on hepatitis B virus (HBV) are from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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