Hepatitis E virus in patients with acute severe liver injury

World Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 426-434

  Crossan, Claire Louise ^a   Simpson, Kenneth J ^b   Craig, Darren G ^b   Bellamy, Christopher ^c   Davidson, Janice ^b   Dalton, Harry R ^d   Scobie, Linda ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute liver injury; Hepatitis E virus; Infection; Virology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903737453     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19485182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v6.i6.426     Document Type: Article

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