Transfusional Transmitted Virus Seroprevalence in Asymptomatic HBsAg (+) Hepatitis B Carriers

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 174-177

  Yenice, N ^a   Gokden, Y ^a   Erdem, L ^a   Turkmen, S ^a   Arican, N ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Asymptomatic HBV carriers; Hepatitis B; TTV

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DNA DETERMINATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS B; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POSTTRANSFUSION HEPATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARRIER STATE; DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HUMANS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TORQUE TENO VIRUS;

EID: 1342331316     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520310007918     Document Type: Article

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