Hepatitis virus infection and liver disease in injecting drug users who died suddenly

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 552-555

  McCruden, E A B ^a,e   Hillan, K J ^b   McKay, I C ^c   Cassidy, M T ^d   Clark, J C ^d  

^a Institute of Virology   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Forensic Medicine ^*

^e INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HBV; HCV; HDV; Inflammatory activity; Intravenous drug users; Liver damage

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER HISTOLOGY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; SUPERINFECTION; TISSUE SECTION; VIRUS CARRIER;

EID: 0030016307     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.49.7.552     Document Type: Article

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