Prevalence and clinical implications of hepatitis B virus genotypes in Southern Taiwan

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 95-101

  Lee, C M ^a   Chen, C H ^a   Lu, S N ^a   Tung, H D ^a   Chou, W J ^a   Wang, J H ^a   Chen, T M ^a   Hung, C H ^a   Huang, C C ^a   Chen, W J ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis B virus genotype; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Polymerase chain reaction; Restriction fragment length polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TAIWAN; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS TYPING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN;

EID: 0037260187     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520310000500     Document Type: Article

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