Combination hepatitis B immune globulin and lamivudine versus hepatitis B immune globulin monotherapy in preventing recurrent hepatitis B virus infection in liver transplant recipients
โ Scribed by Z Ben-Ari; E Mor; N Bar-Nathan; E Shaharabani; Z Shapira; R Tur-Kaspa
- Book ID
- 117233146
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 57 KB
- Volume
- 35
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0041-1345
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