Factors affecting the natural decay of hepatitis b surface antigen in children with chronic hepatitis b virus infection during long-term follow-up

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 767-772.e1

  Chiu, Yu Chun ^a   Liao, Shu Fen ^b   Wu, Jia Feng ^a   Lin, Chun Yin ^a   Lee, Wen Chung ^b   Chen, Huey Ling ^a   Ni, Yen Hsuan ^a   Hsu, Hong Yuan ^a   Chang, Mei Hwei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME; VIRUS LOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TRANSAMINASES; VIRAL LOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908250507     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.06.059     Document Type: Article

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