Patterns of viral hepatitis in Hong Kong

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 166-169

  Leung, Nancy W Y ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON;

HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HETEROZYGOTE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; REVIEW; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

CARRIER STATE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERFERONS;

EID: 0031580373     PISSN: 00071064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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