Epidemiology of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in The Netherlands and Beyond

This Thesis resulted from a decade of studying the epidemiology of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in the Netherlands, England and Wales and at a European level, starting in 2003. The studies aimed to improve the knowledge of the local epidemiology of HBV and to assess the effectiveness of HBV vaccination programmes, in order to inform public health policy for prevention and control of HBV and its associated burden of disease and death in the Netherlands and elsewhere. HBV causes hepatitis and can be transmitted between humans. HBV infection can resolve or result in chronic infection. The la... Mehr ...