Effect of acute hepatitis E infection in patients with liver cirrhosis

Journal of the Nepal Medical Association

Volumn 48, Issue 175, 2009, Pages 226-229

  Sudhamshu, K C ^a   Sharma, D ^a   Basnet, B K ^a   Mishra, A K ^a  

^a BIR HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Acute HEV infection; Chronic liver disease; Third trimester pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HEPATITIS E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; BUDD CHIARI SYNDROME; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS E; HEPATORENAL SYNDROME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SUPERINFECTION; WILSON DISEASE; ACUTE DISEASE; BLOOD; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HEPATITIS E; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77957255167     PISSN: 00282715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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