Is there a downgrading in the alert about the hepatitis B virus infection in Italy?

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 257-261

  Raimondo, G ^a   Isgro G ^a   Caccamo, G ^a   Pollicino, T ^a   Squadrito, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti HBV vaccination; Co infections; HBsAg; HBV; HBV spread

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; DELTA AGENT HEPATITIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; ITALY; LIVER BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SUPERINFECTION; VACCINATION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS CARRIER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 33846700114     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2006.12.010     Document Type: Article

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