Prevalence of hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection in chronic hepatitis B patients in eastern Turkey: Still a serious problem to consider

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 518-524

  Bahcecioglu, I H ^a   Aygun, C ^a   Gozel, N ^a   Poyrazoglu, O K ^b   Bulut, Y ^a   Yalniz, M ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DIYARBAKIR MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

chronic hepatitis B; cirrhosis; hepatitis delta virus

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEMOGLOBIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; DELTA AGENT HEPATITIS; DENTAL CARE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RATE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; THROMBOCYTE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 79959597255     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2010.01329.x     Document Type: Article

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