Highly endemic hepatitis B infection in rural Vietnam

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2093-2100

  Nguyen, Van Thi Thuy ^a   McLaws, Mary Louise ^a   Dore, Gregory J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Hepatitis D; Liver cancer; Prevalence; Risk factors; Rural Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; VIET NAM; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 36349028512     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2007.05010.x     Document Type: Article

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