The prevalence of fibromyalgia among patients with hepatitis B virus infection

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 804-808

  Ozsahin, Mustafa ^a   Gonen, Ibak ^b   Ermis, Fatih ^a   Oktay, Murat ^a   Halit Besir, Fahri ^a   Kutlucan, Ali ^a   Sahin, Ahmet ^a   Ataoglu, Safinaz ^a  

^a DUZCE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia; Hepatitis B virus; Infection; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY PAIN; CHRONIC ACTIVE HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIRUS INACTIVATION;

EID: 84885823651     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19405901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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