## Abstract On the basis of historical studies, hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection is considered uncommon in the United Kingdom (UK) and mainly confined to intravenous drug users. In order to assess the current prevalence of HDV coβinfection in patients with chronic hepatitis B (HBV), a retrospe
Low prevalence of hepatitis D (delta) virus infection in a nephrology unit in south India
β Scribed by Paulose P. Thomas; Benjamin U. Samuel; C.K. Jacob; T.Jacob John; J.C.M. Shastry
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 206 KB
- Volume
- 85
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0035-9203
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