Epidemiology and management of hepatitis E in Japan

Journal of Japanese Society of Gastroenterology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 188-194

  Yano, Koji ^a   Tamada, Yoko ^a   Yatsuhashi, Hiroshi ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION NAGASAKI MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS E; HUMAN; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; PATIENT CARE;

EID: 71949129215     PISSN: 04466586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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