Acute hepatitis A infection in children: A 20-year experience of a medical center in southern Taiwan

Acta Paediatrica Taiwanica

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Chen, Yu Chieh ^a   Huang, Li Tung ^a   Wang, Sheng Ming ^a   Tiao, Mao Meng ^a,b   Liu, Jien Wei ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute hepatitis A; Children; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEPATITIS A; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; LABORATORY TEST; MALAISE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TAIWAN;

EID: 34548746312     PISSN: 16088115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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