Prevalence of hepatitis D in HBsAg positive patients visiting liver clinics

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 434-437

  Seetlani, Naresh Kumar ^a   Abbas, Zaigham ^b   Raza, Sajjad ^c   Yakoob, Javed ^d   Jafri, Wasim ^d  

^a Imam Clinic   (Pakistan)

^b Medicare Clinics   (Pakistan)

^c DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^d AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; SERUM ALBUMIN; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTA AGENT HEPATITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; SEX RATIO; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS MUTANT; HEPATITIS D;

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS D; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 67651238209     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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