Hepatitis A - Frequency in children with non-specific abdominal symptoms

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 348-350

  Malik, Rahat ^a   Ghafoor, Tariq ^a,b   Sarfraz, Muhammad ^a   Hasan, Najmul ^a  

^a Malir National University of Medical Sciences   (Pakistan)

^b PNS SHIFA   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Hepatitis A; Liver function tests; Sub clinical

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; BILIRUBIN; DRINKING WATER; HEPATITIS A VACCINE;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONVALESCENCE; EXPOSURE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; FLUID INTAKE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PAKISTAN; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SPLENOMEGALY; SYMPTOM; WATER SUPPLY;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 4444366824     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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