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Conference and Workshop Reports

Burden and prevention of viral hepatitis in the Arctic region, Copenhagen, Denmark, 22–23 March 2012

David FitzSimonsDocumentation and CommunicationOffice of Governing Bodies, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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Brian McMahonLiver Disease and Hepatitis Program, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK, USA
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Greet HendrickxViral Hepatitis Prevention Board (VHPB), Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination, Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alex VorstersViral Hepatitis Prevention Board (VHPB), Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination, Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Pierre Van DammeViral Hepatitis Prevention Board (VHPB), Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination, Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Article: 21163 | Published online: 17 Jul 2013

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