Epidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection in India

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Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1996, Pages

  Tandon, B N ^a   Acharya, S K ^b   Tandon, A ^a  

^a Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

acute liver failure; hepatitis B virus; India; professional blood donors; subacute liver failure

Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SANITATION; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030014029     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.38.Suppl_2.S56     Document Type: Conference Paper

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