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Hepatitis B, Chronic

"Hepatitis B, Chronic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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INFLAMMATION of the LIVER in humans caused by HEPATITIS B VIRUS lasting six months or more. It is primarily transmitted by parenteral exposure, such as transfusion of contaminated blood or blood products, but can also be transmitted via sexual or intimate personal contact.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Hepatitis B, Chronic" by people in this website by year, and whether "Hepatitis B, Chronic" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 27 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2016
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