Hepatitis B virus DNA in relation to duration of hepatitis B surface antigen carriage

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 34-38

  Mendy, M E ^a   Fortuin, M ^a   Hall, A J ^b   Jack, A D ^a   Whittle, H C ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemiluminescence; Hepatitis B surface antigen; Hepatitis B virus; Radiolabelled probe

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; PHOSPHORUS 32; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; GAMBIA; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARRIER STATE; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, VIRAL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS;

DNA VIRUSES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 0032937992     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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