The natural history of chronic hepatitis B virus infection

Hepatology

Volumn 49, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2009, Pages

  McMahon, Brian J ^a,b  

^a Liver Disease and Hepatitis Program   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EXPOSURE; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTORY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATION; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOBACCO; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; VIROLOGY;

HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 66149175804     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: 15273350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.22898     Document Type: Article

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