Hepatitis B virus and HIV infection among patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma in Kampala, Uganda

African Health Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue SPEC. ISSUE, 2011, Pages

  Ocama, P ^a   Opio, K C ^a   Kagimu, M ^a   Seremba, E ^b   Wabinga, H ^a   Colebunders, R ^c  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Uganda)

^b MULAGO HOSPITAL   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hepatitis b; Hiv; Primary hepatocelular carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORPHOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; MORTALITY; PRIMARY TUMOR; UGANDA;

EID: 80053618986     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v11i3.70065     Document Type: Article

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