National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement: Management of Hepatitis B.

Authors :: Sorrell, Michael F.
Belongia, Edward A.
Costa, Jose
Gareen, Ilana F.
Grem, Jean L.
Inadomi, John M.
Kern, Earl R.
McHugh, James A.
Petersen, Gloria M.
Rein, Michael F.
Strader, Doris B.
Trotter, Hartwell T.
Source :: Annals of Internal Medicine. 1/20/2009, Vol. 150 Issue 2, p104-W19. 9p. 1 Diagram, 1 Chart.
Publication Year :: 2009
Abstract: Information about several topics discussed at the National Institute of Health (NIH) conference regarding management of hepatitis B in the U.S. It mentions that hepatitis B is a major cause of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. It presents that the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is higher among people who were born in countries with a high HBV prevalence and members of subpopulations that have behavioral risk factors for HBV transmission.

Subjects :: *CONFERENCES & conventions
*VIRAL hepatitis
*HEALTH risk assessment
*LIVER diseases

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