Hepatitis delta virus and GBV-C infection in two neighboring hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus - Endemic villages in Taiwan

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 137-144

  Chang, Chang Jung ^a   Chiang, Jui Chin ^a,c   Lu, Sheng Nan ^a,b   Wang, Jing Houng ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

GBV C; Genotype of HCV; Hepatitis B virus (HBV); Hepatitis C virus (HCV); Hepatitis delta virus (HDV)

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS DELTA ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; VIRUS GENOME;

ADULT; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; GB VIRUS C; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS D; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TAIWAN;

EID: 77951712246     PISSN: 20720939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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