Hepatitis E in pregnancy: An insight into etiopathogenesis

Journal International Medical Sciences Academy

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 281-283

  Kumar, Ashok ^a   Begum, Nargis ^a  

^a LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FULMINANT HEPATIC FAILURE; HEPATITIS E; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORTALITY; PATHOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VIRUS REPLICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 79959550102     PISSN: 0971071X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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