Possible aetiological role of hepatitis E virus in acute non-A, non-B, non-C hepatitis in Saudi Arabia

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 645-646

  Arif, M ^a   Qattan, I ^a   Ramia, S ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Hepatitis; Hepatitis A virus; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis C virus; Hepatitis E virus; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0030449957     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(96)90417-4     Document Type: Article

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