Anti-hepatitis A virus seroprevalence among patients with chronic viral liver disease in Korea

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 923-926

  Kim, Do Young ^a   Ahn, Sang Hoon ^a   Lee, Hyun Woong ^a   Kim, Seung Up ^a   Kim, Ja Kyung ^a   Paik, Yong Han ^a   Lee, Kwan Sik ^a   Han, Kwang Hyub ^a   Chon, Chae Yoon ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis B; Chronic hepatitis C; IgG antihepatitis A virus

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; KOREA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 37349040341     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3282efa432     Document Type: Article

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