## Abstract Occult HBV infection is a wellβrecognised clinical entity characterised by the detection of HBVβDNA in serum and/or in liver in the absence of detectable hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). Occult HBV infection has been described not only in patients who have resolved an acute or chron
Management of chronic hepatitis B and C virus infections
β Scribed by Voranush Chongsrisawat; Yong Poovorawan
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 660 KB
- Volume
- 69
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0019-5456
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