Prevalence of hepatitis D in the eastern mediterranean region: Systematic review and meta analysis

Hepatitis Monthly

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Amini, Neda ^a   Alavian, Seyed Moayed ^b   Kabir, Ali ^a,c   Aalaei Andabili, Seyed Hossein ^b   Hosseini, Seyed Yasser Saiedi ^b   Rizzetto, Mario ^d  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

EMRO; Epidemiology; Hepatitis D; Meta analysis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

DELTA AGENT HEPATITIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; META ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84874064774     PISSN: 1735143X     EISSN: 17353408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/hepatmon.8210     Document Type: Review

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