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Research Paper

Economic analysis of the first 20 years of universal hepatitis B vaccination program in Italy

An a posteriori evaluation and forecast of future benefits

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Pages 1119-1128 | Received 07 Dec 2012, Accepted 30 Jan 2013, Published online: 01 Feb 2013

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