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March 20, 2024Clinical and Experimental Dental ResearchOpen Access

Hepatitis B and C infections among Japanese dental health workers: Insights from vaccination rates and screening results in the Oita prefecture

Yumiko Nagao Tetsuya Kimura Kiyohide Tomooka Haruhiko Wakita

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Abstract

This study examined the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection rates and vaccination rates for hepatitis B (HB) among dental healthcare workers (DHCWs) in the Oita prefecture, Japan.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/68e732d3b6db6435876ac736 https://doi.org/10.1002/cre2.871

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