Serological profile of sporadic acute viral hepatitis in an area of hyper-endemic hepatitis B virus infection
<b>Background: </b> Located in the south western part of Saudi Arabia, the Gizan region is largely a rural community in which hepatitis B and chronic liver disease including hepatocellular carcinoma are highly prevalent. <b> Aim of study: </b> To determine the relative freque...
Main Authors: | Ayoola Ayobanji, Aderoju Aderemi, Gadour Mohammed Osman, Al-Hazmi Mohammed, Hamza Mirghani, Ene Dan, Hafeez Magdy, Anderson David, Riddell Michelle |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2001-01-01
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Series: | The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology |
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Online Access: | http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2001;volume=7;issue=3;spage=95;epage=102;aulast=Ayoola |
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