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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2006; 12(43): 7019-7024
Published online Nov 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i43.7019
Hepatitis B genotypes: Relation to clinical outcome in patients with chronic hepatitis B in Saudi Arabia
Ayman A Abdo, Badr M Al-Jarallah, Faisal M Sanai, Ahmad S Hersi, Khalid Al-Swat, Nahla A Azzam, Manal Al-Dukhayil, Amira Al-Maarik, Faleh Z Al-Faleh
Ayman A Abdo, Ahmad S Hersi, Khalid Al-Swat, Nahla A Azzam, Manal Al-Dukhayil, Amira Al-Maarik, Faleh Z Al-Faleh, Gastroenterology Division, Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Faisal M Sanai, Hepatology Division, Department of Medicine, Riyadh Military Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Badr M Al-Jarallah, Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by a grant from the Research Center at the College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh
Correspondence to: Dr. Ayman A Abdo, College of Medicine, King Saud University, PO Box 2925 (59), Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia. abdoayman@hotmail.com
Telephone: +966-1-4671215 Fax: +966-1-4671217
Received: August 27, 2006
Revised: September 15, 2006
Accepted: September 27, 2006
Published online: November 21, 2006
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