Hepatitis A and Indian childhood cirrhosis.
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چکیده
Antibody to hepatitis A virus (anti-HAV) was found in 50% of patients with Indian childhood cirrhosis; this was not significantly different from the prevalence of anti-HAV in age- and sex-matched controls.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 54 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1979