Search for hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection in hepatitis C patients in north-eastern Poland. Comparison with anti-HDV prevalence in chronic hepatitis B

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 559-561

  Chlabicz, Sławomir ^a   Grzeszczuk, A ^a   Lapinski T W ^a   Prkopowicz, D ^a   Panasiuk, A ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Nti hepatitis delta (anti HDV) antibodies

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DELTA AGENT HEPATITIS; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLAND; SEROPREVALENCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS D; HEPATITIS DELTA ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLAND;

EID: 0042304200     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024694302251     Document Type: Article

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