Hepatitis D infection in Nigeria

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-35

  Onyekwere, C A ^a   Audu, R A ^b   Duro Emmanuel, F ^a   Ige, F A ^b  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^b NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS DELTA ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS DELTA ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTA AGENT HEPATITIS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEPATITIS D; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857910286     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: 09750711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12664-011-0158-9     Document Type: Letter

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