A prospective study of the evolution of lamivudine resistance mutations in patients with chronic hepatitis B treated with lamivudine
โ Scribed by F. Zoulim; T. Poynard; F. Degos; A. Slama; A. El Hasnaoui; P. Blin; F. Mercier; P. Deny; P. Landais; P. Parvaz; C. Trepo; The Lamivir Study Group
- Book ID
- 108885870
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 127 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1352-0504
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