Dynamic epidemiology of acute viral hepatitis in Japan

Intervirology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-75

  Yano, Koji ^a,b   Tamada, Yoko ^b   Yatsuhashi, Hiroshi ^b   Komori, Atsumasa ^b   Abiru, Seigo ^b   Ito, Kiyoaki ^a   Masaki, Naohiko ^a   Mizokami, Masashi ^a   Ishibashi, Hiromi ^b  

^a National Center for Global Health and Medicine   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION NAGASAKI MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute hepatitis; Epidemiology; Hepatitis B virus genotype A; Hepatitis E

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS NON A NON B NON C; HEPATITIS NON A NON B NON C VIRUS; HEPATITIS VIRUS; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS STRAIN;

HEPATITIS VIRUSES; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; JAPAN; PREVALENCE;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; NON-A, NON-B HEPATITIS VIRUS;

EID: 75349104518     PISSN: 03005526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000252788     Document Type: Conference Paper

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