Hepatitis B viral genotype in Taiwanese patients with acute hepatitis B

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 55, Issue 82-83, 2008, Pages 633-635

  Huang, Yi Wen ^a,b   Lin, Chih Lin ^b   Chen, Pei Jer ^b   Lai, Ming Yang ^b   Kao, Jia Horng ^b,c   Chen, Ding Shinn ^b  

^a CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute hepatitis; Genotype; Hepatitis B virus

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; TAIWAN; VIRAL GENETICS;

EID: 84984549249     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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