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Detecting Hepatitis B and C by Combined Public Health and Primary Care Birth Cohort Testing

Jeanne Heil, Christian J. P. A. Hoebe, Jochen W. L. Cals, Henriëtte L. G. ter Waarbeek, Inge H. M. van Loo and Nicole H. T. M. Dukers-Muijrers
The Annals of Family Medicine January 2018, 16 (1) 21-27; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2166
Jeanne Heil
1Department of Sexual Health, Infectious Diseases and Environmental Health, Public Health Service (GGD) South Limburg, Heerlen, The Netherlands
2Department of Medical Microbiology, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Christian J. P. A. Hoebe
1Department of Sexual Health, Infectious Diseases and Environmental Health, Public Health Service (GGD) South Limburg, Heerlen, The Netherlands
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Jochen W. L. Cals
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Henriëtte L. G. ter Waarbeek
1Department of Sexual Health, Infectious Diseases and Environmental Health, Public Health Service (GGD) South Limburg, Heerlen, The Netherlands
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Inge H. M. van Loo
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Nicole H. T. M. Dukers-Muijrers
1Department of Sexual Health, Infectious Diseases and Environmental Health, Public Health Service (GGD) South Limburg, Heerlen, The Netherlands
2Department of Medical Microbiology, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Jeanne Heil, Christian J. P. A. Hoebe, Jochen W. L. Cals, Henriëtte L. G. ter Waarbeek, Inge H. M. van Loo, Nicole H. T. M. Dukers-Muijrers
The Annals of Family Medicine Jan 2018, 16 (1) 21-27; DOI: 10.1370/afm.2166

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