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Abstract
INFLAMMATION of the LIVER in humans caused by HEPATITIS B VIRUS lasting six months or more. It is primarily transmitted by parenteral exposure, such as transfusion of contaminated blood or blood products, but can also be transmitted via sexual or intimate personal contact.
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3 entry terms
- Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection
- Hepatitis B Virus Infection, Chronic
- Hepatitis B, Chronic
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35 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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- Chronic Disease (1973-1997)
- Hepatitis B (1973-1997)
- Hepatitis, Chronic (1983-1997)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Chronic Hepatitis B. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019694. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019694
- Chronic Hepatitis B. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55779876