Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis, Hepatitis B, and the Risk of Endoscopy

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Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 86-87

  Federman, Daniel G ^a,b   Kirsner, Robert S ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ALLERGIC VASCULITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLONOSCOPY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MALE; RISK FACTOR; VIROLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; COLONOSCOPY; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; VASCULITIS, HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 0033073831     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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