Genotypes of hepatitis B virus among voluntary blood donors in northern Thailand

Hepatology Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 263-266

  Jutavijittum, Prapan ^a   Jiviriyawat, Yupa ^a   Yousukh, Amnat ^a   Kunachiwa, Warunee ^b   Toriyama, Kan ^c  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Genotype; Hepatitis B virus; Thailand

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THAILAND; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 33746513325     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hepres.2006.04.010     Document Type: Article

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