Spontaneous preterm birth in women with chronic hepatitis B virus infection

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 241-244

  Elefsiniotis, Ioannis ^a   Tsoumakas, Konstantinos ^b   Vezali, Elena ^a   Glynou, Irene ^a   Drakoulis, Nikolaos ^b   Saroglou, George ^a  

^a HELENA VENIZELOU HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

HBV DNA; Hepatitis B surface antigen; Hepatitis B virus; Pregnancy; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VIREMIA;

EID: 77955715977     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.04.020     Document Type: Article

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