Hepatitis B

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Key articles

Terrault NA, Lok ASF, McMahon BJ, et al. Update on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic hepatitis B: AASLD 2018 hepatitis B guidance. Hepatology. 2018 Apr;67(4):1560-99.Full text  Abstract

European Association for the Study of the Liver. EASL 2017 clinical practice guidelines on the management of hepatitis B virus infection. J Hepatol. 2017 Aug;67(2):370-98.Full text  Abstract

World Health Organization. Guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis, care and treatment for people with chronic hepatitis B infection. Mar 2024 [internet publication].​Full text

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