Increased level of hepatocyte growth factor in children with dengue virus infection

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 213-218

  Voraphani, N ^a   Theamboonlers, A ^a   Khongphatthanayothin, A ^a   Srisai, C ^a,b   Poovorawan, Y ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b HATYAI HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCATTER FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LIVER REGENERATION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; FEMALE; HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77956432845     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: 14653281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/146532810X12786388978607     Document Type: Article

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