Profile of chronic hepatitis B virus in children in India: Experience with 116 children

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1170-1176

  Satapathy, S K ^a   Garg, S ^a   Chauhan, R ^a   Malhotra, V ^a   Sakhuja, P ^a   Sharma, B C ^a   Sarin, S K ^a  

^a G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Perinatal

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INDIA; INFANT; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; VIROLOGY;

EID: 33745220552     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04382.x     Document Type: Article

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