The characteristics of patients with chronic hepatitis B in Turkey

Mustafa Kemal Celen1, Suda Tekin Koruk, Bilgehan Aygen

  • 11Dicle University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Diyarbakir, Turkey, 2Harran University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Sanliurfa, Turkey, 3 Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Kayseri, Turkey, 4Dicle University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Diyarbakir, Turkey, 5Sakarya University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Sakarya, Turkey, 6Manisa State Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, Manisa, Turkey, 7Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Trabzon, Turkey, 8Pamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Denizli, Turkey, 9Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Hatay, Turkey, 10Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Ankara, Turkey, 11State Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, Mardin, Turkey, 12Dicle University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey, 13Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Istanbul, Turkey.

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