Histological spectrum of chronic hepatitis in precore mutants and wild-type hepatitis B virus infection

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 147-149

  Sakhuja, Puja ^a   Malhotra, Veena ^a   Gondal, Ranjana ^a   Sarin, Shiv K ^a   Guptan, R ^a   Thakur, Varsha ^a  

^a G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; DISEASE COURSE; DNA DETERMINATION; FIBROSIS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEROLOGY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS MUTANT;

ADULT; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; POINT MUTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

DNA VIRUSES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 3042834622     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947550403400306     Document Type: Article

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