To investigate the role of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in pediatric fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) after the launch of universal HBV vaccination, the authors analyzed the data from patients with FHF collected from a nationwide collaborative study group. Children aged 1 month to 15 years who w
Factors affecting the mortality of pediatric fulminant hepatic failure in relation to hepatitis B virus infection
β Scribed by PEI-CHUN CHAN; HUEY-LING CHEN; MAN-SHAN KONG; FU-CHEN HUANG; HUNG-CHANG LEE; CHIEH-CHUNG LIN; CHING-CHUAN LIU; I-HSIEN LEE; TZEE-CHUNG WU; SHU-FEN WU; YEN-HSUAN NI; HONG-YUAN HSU; MEI-HWEI CHANG
- Book ID
- 108950378
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 65 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0815-9319
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