This placebo controlled, double-blind study evaluated the efficacy and safety of lamivudine in patients with hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-negative/hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA-positive chronic hepatitis B. Patients were randomized to receive 100 mg lamivudine orally once daily for 52 weeks (n ؍ 60
Changes in different regions of hepatitis B virus gene in hepatitis B ‘e’ antigen-negative patients with chronic hepatitis B: the effect of long-term lamivudine therapy
✍ Scribed by M. Buti; R. Jardi; F. Rodriguez-Frias; A. Valdes; M. Schaper; R. Esteban; J. Guardia
- Book ID
- 108604114
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 79 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0269-2813
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