Effect of schistosomiasis and hepatitis on liver disease

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 915-920

  Halim, Abdel Baset ^a   Garry, Robert F ^b   Dash, Srikanta ^b   Gerber, Michael A ^c  

^a Al Azhar University   (Egypt)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS C ANTIGEN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

EID: 0032987355     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.915     Document Type: Article

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