This is hepatitis - it is closer than you think

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-6

  Fung, James ^a   Yuen, Man Fung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BOCEPREVIR; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2B; RIBAVIRIN; TELAPREVIR;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; VACCINATION; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84865480086     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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