Decrease in HDV endemicity in Italy

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 20-24

  Sagnelli, Evangelista ^a   Stroffolini, Tommaso ^b   Ascione, Antonio ^c   Chiaramonte, Maria ^d   Craxì, Antonio ^d   Giusti, Giuseppe ^a   Piccinino, Felice ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d NONE

Author keywords

chronic hepatitis; chronic hepatitis epidemiology; cirrhosis; hepatitis delta virus chronic hepatitis; hepatitis delta virus epidemiology; hepatitis delta virus infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; DELTA AGENT HEPATITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031017598     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(97)80004-9     Document Type: Article

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