The high rate of antibodies to hepatitis E virus in young, intravenous drug-abusers with acute hepatitis B-virus infection in a Swedish community: A study of hepatitis markers in individuals with intravenously or sexually acquired hepatitis B-virus infection [1]

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 429-430

  Sylvan, S P E ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS E ANTIGEN;

HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS VIRUS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LETTER; SEROLOGY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031795533     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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