Letter to the editor: Importance of universal screening for chronic hepatitis B infection in adults in the United States

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¹ Hepatitis B FoundationDoylestownPennsylvaniaUSA.
² Department of Medicine, Epidemiology and BiostatisticsUniversity of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoCaliforniaUSA.
³ Asian Liver CenterDepartment of SurgeryStanford University School of MedicinePalo AltoCaliforniaUSA.
⁴ Department of Health Management and PolicyUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMichiganUSA.
⁵ World Hepatitis AllianceLondonUK.
⁶ Saint Barnabas Medical CenterLivingstonNew JerseyUSA.

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Chari Cohen et al. Hepatology. 2022 Apr.

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. 2022 Apr;75(4):1062-1063.

doi: 10.1002/hep.32304. Epub 2022 Jan 8.

¹ Hepatitis B FoundationDoylestownPennsylvaniaUSA.
² Department of Medicine, Epidemiology and BiostatisticsUniversity of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoCaliforniaUSA.
³ Asian Liver CenterDepartment of SurgeryStanford University School of MedicinePalo AltoCaliforniaUSA.
⁴ Department of Health Management and PolicyUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMichiganUSA.
⁵ World Hepatitis AllianceLondonUK.
⁶ Saint Barnabas Medical CenterLivingstonNew JerseyUSA.

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