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Liver Panel American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/liver_panel/glance.htm... 3. Hepatitis B Virus: The Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/hepatitis_b/test.html Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Digestive Diseases Dictionary National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/dictionary/ 2. Glossary National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/resource/glossary.htm Directories 1. Liver Specialist Directory Hepatitis B Foundation http://www.hepb.org/02-0581.hepb Disease Management 1. If You Have Chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infect Immunization Action Coalition http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4120.htm 2. Chronic Hepatitis B Dept. of Veterans Affairs http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/vahep?page=tp04-02-03-90 3. Living with Chronic Hepatitis B Hepatitis B Foundation http://www.hepb.org/02-0129.hepb 4. Medical Management of Chronic Hepatitis B and Chro National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/idu/hepatitis/manage_chronich_hep_b-c.htm Law and Policy 1. Hepatitis B Prevention Mandates Immunization Action Coalition http://www.immunize.org/laws/hepb.htm Men 1. Protect Yourself against Hepatitis A and B: A Guid Immunization Action Coalition http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4115.htm National Institutes of Health 1. Viral Hepatitis A to E and Beyond National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/viralhepatitis/index.htm 2. What I Need to Know about Hepatitis B National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/hepb_ez/index.htm Newsletters/Print Publications 1. Hepatitis B Foundation Newsletter Hepatitis B Foundation http://www.hepb.org/02-0107.hepb Organizations 1. Hepatitis Foundation International http://www.hepfi.org/ 2. National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/index.htm 3. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disea http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ 4. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and K http://www.niddk.nih.gov/ 5. Hepatitis B Foundation http://www.hepb.org/ 6. Immunization Action Coalition http://www.immunize.org/ Overviews 1. Viral Hepatitis B: Frequently Asked Questions National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/b/faqb.htm 2. Hepatitis B Virus Dept. of Veterans Affairs http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/vahep?page=tp04-02-01-90 3. Hepatitis B and C American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/032.xml Prevention/Screening 1. Vaccinations for Hepatitis A and B National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/vaccinationshepab/index.htm 2. Add Hepatitis B Vaccination to Your Back to School National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/spotlights/back_to_school.htm 3. Hepatitis B Vaccine National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/vis/vis-hep-b.pdf 4. Other Prevention Measures Hepatitis B Foundation http://www.hepb.org/02-0176.hepb 5. Right Way to Use a Condom American Social Health Association http://www.ashastd.org/stdfaqs/condom_a.html 6. Hepatitis B Vaccine National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/b/factvax.htm Related Issues 1. Vaccines and Hair Loss Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/Hairloss.htm 2. 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