Hepatitis B virus infections in pregnant women and children in the era of HBV elimination

Malgorzata Pawlowska

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Hepatitis B virus infections in pregnant women and children in the era of HBV elimination

Malgorzata Pawlowska

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Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ceh.2024.145364

Online publish date: 2024/12/18

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Hepatitis B virus infections in pregnant women and children in the era of HBV elimination

Malgorzata Pawlowska 1

Malgorzata Pawlowska

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