Hepatitis B: Diagnosis, prevention, and treatment

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 8 SUPPL., 1997, Pages 1500-1506

  Gitlin, Norman ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; DNA virus; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ADENINE; ALPHA INTERFERON; ARABINOSIDE; BETA INTERFERON; DIDANOSINE; FAMCICLOVIR; FIALURIDINE; FOSCARNET; GAMMA INTERFERON; GANCICLOVIR; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; INTERLEUKIN 2; LAMIVUDINE; LEVAMISOLE; PREDNISONE; RIBAVIRIN; THYMOSIN;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE COURSE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INFECTION PREVENTION; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

DNA VIRUSES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 0030835875     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/43.8.1500     Document Type: Conference Paper

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