Hepatic steatosis is uncommon in children with chronic hepatitis B

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 360-362

  Giannattasio, Antonietta ^a   Cirillo, Francesco ^a   Terlizzi, Vito ^a   Liccardo, Daniela ^a   Vecchione, Raffaella ^a   Iorio, Raffaele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; HBV; Liver steatosis

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 71549171723     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.09.021     Document Type: Article

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