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. 2023 May 16;329(19):1639-1640.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.2806.

Universal Adult Hepatitis B Screening and Vaccination as the Path to Elimination

Samuel So  1 , Norah Terrault  2 , Erin E Conners  3
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Universal Adult Hepatitis B Screening and Vaccination as the Path to Elimination

Samuel So et al. JAMA. .
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Plain language summary

This Viewpoint describes new recommendations from the CDC regarding universal screening of adults for hepatitis B virus infection.

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