Preliminary report of hepatitis B virus genotype prevalence in Iran

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 32, 2006, Pages 5211-5213

  Alavian, Seyed Moayed ^a   Keyvani, Hossein ^b   Rezai, Mahdi ^b   Ashayeri, Neda ^b   Sadeghi, Homa Mohammad ^b  

^a BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis B; Cirrhosis; Genotype; Hepatitis B virus

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IRAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS CLASSIFICATION;

EID: 33748493195     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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