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Original Article

Implementation of treatment recommendations for chronic hepatitis B in patients attending specialized hospital care in Denmark – a region wide study

Signe BollerupDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark; View further author information
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Sofie HallagerDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark; View further author information
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Ole BaekDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark; View further author information
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Henrik KrarupDepartment of Molecular Diagnostics, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark; ;Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark; View further author information
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Lone Galmstrup MadsenDepartment of Medical Gastroenterology, Zealand University Hospital, Koege, Denmark; ;Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; View further author information
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Peter ThielsenDepartment of Gastroenterology, Herlev Hospital, Herlev, Denmark; View further author information
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Ulla BalslevDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Herlev Hospital, Herlev, Denmark; View further author information
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Helene MensDepartment of Lung- and Infectious Diseases, North Zealand Hospital, Hilleroed, Denmark; View further author information
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Toke BarfodDepartment of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark; View further author information
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Mette Rye ClausenDepartment of Medical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark; View further author information
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Lise HobolthDepartment of Gastroenterology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark; View further author information
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Jan GerstoftDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, DenmarkView further author information
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Nina WeisDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 843-847 | Received 17 Dec 2019, Accepted 03 Jun 2020, Published online: 22 Jun 2020

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