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Hepatitis B: Epidemiology and prevention in developing countries
Elisabetta Franco, Laura Zaratti, Department of Public Health, University Tor Vergata, via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
Barbara Bagnato, Maria Giulia Marino, PhD Program for Methodologies in Preventive Medicine and Therapy, University Tor Vergata, via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
Cristina Meleleo, Laura Serino, Specialization School for Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, University Tor Vergata, via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
Author contributions: Franco E coordinated the work; Bagnato B, Marino MG, Meleleo C, Serino L and Zaratti L performed the literature search and evaluation; all authors collaborated in writing the paper.
Correspondence to: Elisabetta Franco, MD, Professor of Hygiene, Department of Public Health, University Tor Vergata, via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy. franco@med.uniroma2.it
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Received: February 28, 2011
Revised: March 14, 2012
Accepted: March 17, 2012
Published online: March 27, 2012
Revised: March 14, 2012
Accepted: March 17, 2012
Published online: March 27, 2012
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