Hepatitis B awareness and education: A failing grade

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 125-126

  Burak, Kelly W ^a   Coffin, Carla S ^a   Myers, Robert P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

AWARENESS; CANADA; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATORENAL SYNDROME; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; IMMUNOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

CANADA; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC;

EID: 79955839806     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/956763     Document Type: Editorial

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