Hepatitis B Seroprevalence and Disease Characteristics in an Urban Chinatown Community

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 776-780

  Cotler, Scott J ^a   Dhamija, Manish K ^a   Siqueira, Fabiolla ^a   Bartram, Anna H ^a   Luc, Brian J ^a   Layden, Thomas J ^a   Wong, Shirley S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ABNORMALLY HIGH SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHICAGO; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; URBAN POPULATION; VIRAL LOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649354083     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2009.03.023     Document Type: Article

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