Role of hepatitis E virus in sporadic cases of acute and fulminant hepatitis in an endemic area (CHAD)

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 330-334

  Coursaget, Pierre ^a   Buisson, Yves ^b   N'Gawara, Mamouth Nahor ^c   Van Cuyck Gandre, Helene ^d   Roue, Rene ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b University of Paris Descartes   (France)

^c Hôpital Central de N'Djamena   (Chad)

^d CENTRE DE RECHERCHES   (France)

^e SERVICE D ENDOCRINOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHAD; CHILD; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SUPERINFECTION; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 0031896534     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.58.330     Document Type: Article

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