Hepatitis B virus: A study of genotypes in an infected Saudi cohort

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-94

  Hajeer, Ali H ^a   Al Knawy, B ^a   Alhaj Hussein, B T ^b   Al Rubiaan, S D ^b  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON; LAMIVUDINE; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VACCINATION;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 34250756517     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2007.11978099     Document Type: Article

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