The epidemiological pattern of chronic liver diseases in a community undergoing voluntary screening for hepatitis b and c

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 653-658

  Zani, Claudia ^a   Pasquale, Luigi ^b   Bressanelli, Maura ^a   Puoti, Massimo ^a   Paris, Bruno ^b   Coccaglio, Romana ^b   Lascioli, Ivanna ^b   Pieriacci, Giuliana ^b   Donato, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b Vallecamonica Sebino Local Health Authority   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic liver diseases; HBV test; HCV test; Voluntary screening

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIRUS DETECTION; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASES, ALCOHOLIC; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960366342     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: 18783562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2011.03.007     Document Type: Article

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