Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in pregnancy

Hepatology International

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 370-375

  Tan, Hui Hui ^a   Lui, Hock Foong ^a   Chow, Wan Cheng ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Acute exacerbation; Hepatitis B; Maternal care; Pregnancy; Seroconversion

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PUERPERIUM; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SEROCONVERSION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 69749104406     PISSN: 19360533     EISSN: 19360541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12072-008-9063-4     Document Type: Article

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