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Risk factors for acute hepatitis B and its progression to chronic hepatitis in Shanghai, China.
Gut - 1 Dec 2008
Zhang H W, Yin J H, Li Y T, Li C Z, Ren H, Gu C Y, Wu H Y, Liang X S, Zhang P, Zhao J F, Tan X J, Lu W, Schaefer S, Cao G W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The major risk factors for acute hepatitis B (AHB) in China and the viral factors determining the progression from acute to chronic hepatitis B remain largely unknown. METHODS: Epidemiological studies within a population-based surveillance for AHB in adults were performed in Shanghai, China, including 294 patients, 588 matched controls and 572 family members of the patients. RESULTS: Invasive...
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