title: Chronic hepatitis B in children in the United States and Canada: international origins place the disease burden on children even in the era of universal vaccination.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Pediatrics, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Chiba, Japan ; 2 Department of Pediatric Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Eastern Yokohama Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Haruki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Komatsu
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Pediatrics, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Chiba, Japan ; 2 Department of Pediatric Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Eastern Yokohama Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Ayano
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Inui
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