Detection of antibodies to hepatitis E virus in patients with autoimmune chronic active hepatitis and primary biliary cirrhosis

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 387-389

  Le Cann, P ^a   Tong, M J ^b   Werneke, J ^b   Coursaget, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

anti hepatitis E virus antibodies; autoimmune hepatitis; hepatitis E

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030963130     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365529709007689     Document Type: Article

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