Hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection in severe forms of liver diseases in north India

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 995-998

  Irshad, Mohammad ^a   Acharya, Subrat Kumar ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Fulminant hepatic failure; HBV; HDV; Hepatitis; Subacute hepatic failure

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC ACTIVE HEPATITIS; DELTA AGENT HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HUMAN; INDIA; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029957528     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199610000-00011     Document Type: Article

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