How well do we know chronic hepatitis B patients in Hong Kong family practice? A pilot study

Hong Kong Practitioner

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 108-113

  Wun, Y T ^a   Dickinson, J A ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic; Family; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B e antigens; Hong Kong; Physicians

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HEPATITIS E ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DISEASE CARRIER; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEPATITIS B; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0038442728     PISSN: 10273948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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