Familial clustering of hepatitis B infection: Study of a family

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 22-23

  Verma, Govind ^a   Dalai, Prakash ^a   Bapat, Mukta ^a   Rathi, Pravin ^a   Abraham, Philip ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

HBsAg; Hepatitis B virus

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; LAMIVUDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; HEPATITIS B; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE;

EID: 0037285709     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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