AASLD practice guidelines on chronic hepatitis B and HBV infection in Italy [9]

Hepatology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 608-609

  Stroffolini, Tommaso ^a,b   Gaeta, Giovanni Battista ^c   Mele, Alfonso ^a  

^a National Health Institute   (Italy)

^b San Giacomo Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LETTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; ITALY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 34548316974     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.21841     Document Type: Letter

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