Incidence and risk factors of progression to cirrhosis in inactive carriers of hepatitis B virus

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1693-1699

  Chu, Chia Ming ^a   Liaw, Yun Fan ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARRIER STATE; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS; VIRUS ACTIVATION;

EID: 67650444009     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2009.187     Document Type: Article

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