Frequency of hepatitis D virus infection in hepatitis B surface antigen-positive liver diseases

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-25

  Shaikh, Majid Ahmed ^a   Shaikh, Wazir Muhammad ^b   Solangi, Ghulam Akber ^b   Shaikh, Bashir Ahmed ^b   Soomro, M Aslam ^b  

^a DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b Shaheed Mohtarama Benazir Bhutto Medical University   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Hepatitis D; Viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; DELTA AGENT HEPATITIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS D; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651066792     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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