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- Title
Screening for hepatitis B virus infection in pregnant women: evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmation recommendation statement.
- Authors
Lin, Kenneth; Vickery, John
- Abstract
Screening for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in pregnant women to identify newborns who will require prophylaxis against perinatal infection is a well-established, evidence-based standard of current medical practice. In 2004, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended universal screening of pregnant women for HBV infection at the first prenatal visit.
- Publication
Annals of internal medicine, 2009, Vol 150, Issue 12, p874
- ISSN
1539-3704
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.7326/0003-4819-150-12-200906160-00012