Prevalence of chronic hepatitis in children with leukemia, 1996-2001: A single center experience

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-35

  Ansari, Shahla ^a   Vossogh, P ^a   Bateni, F ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cancer; Children; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Leukemia; Lymphoma

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; LIVER BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; PATIENT MONITORING; PREVALENCE; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 69749107962     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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