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Editorial
. 2013 Jul;28(4):408-9.
doi: 10.3904/kjim.2013.28.4.408. Epub 2013 Jul 1.

Hepatitis B virus infection in South Korea: three decades after universal vaccination

Jin-Wook Kim
Editorial

Hepatitis B virus infection in South Korea: three decades after universal vaccination

Jin-Wook Kim. Korean J Intern Med. 2013 Jul.
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Trend of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) seropositivity in South Korea during the most recent two decades.
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