Hepatitis B e antigen negative chronic hepatitis in Indian patients: A reality

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 318-321

  Lahiri, K K ^a   Sahni, A K ^b   Gupta, R M ^a   Duhan, S D ^a   Kapila, K ^a   Jena, J ^c  

^a ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b BASE HOSPITAL   (India)

^c Government of West Bengal   (India)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis; Hepatitis B e antigen negative; Hepatitis B virus

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INDIA; INDIAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIREMIA;

EID: 36148952506     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-1237(07)80004-9     Document Type: Article

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