Serum copper and zinc concentrations in patients with chronic hepatitis B

Journal of Infection

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 38-40

  Cesur, Salih ^a,d   Cebeci, Sevsen Altinay ^b   Kavas, Guzin Ozelci ^b   Aksaray, Sebahat ^c   Tezeren, Deniz ^c  

^a Refik Saydam Hygiene Center   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^d Tüberküloz Referans ve Araştirma Laboratuari ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic carriers; Chronic active hepatitis; Control; Copper; Zinc

Indexed keywords

COPPER; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SEROLOGY; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

COPPER; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; ZINC;

EID: 21044457974     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.08.012     Document Type: Article

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