Europe's hepatitis challenge: Defusing the "viral time bomb"

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1068-1073

  Piorkowsky, Nadine Y ^a  

^a European Liver Patients' Association ELPA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hepatitis; Patients; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; LIVER DISEASE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCREENING; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ASSOCIATION; EUROPE; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 71549131911     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2009.09.010     Document Type: Article

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