Immigration and hepatitis B virus: Epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic aspects

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 784-790

  Palumbo, E ^a   Scotto, E ^a   Cibelli, D C ^a   Faleo, G ^a   Saracino, A ^a   Angarano, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; LAMIVUDINE; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASIA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION RESEARCH;

EID: 53649102833     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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