Orthotopic liver transplantation in patients with hepatitis B-related cirrhosis is commonly complicated by reinfection with the hepatitis B virus, with rapidly progressive liver disease and poor survival rate. We assessed the efficacy of prior therapy with recombinant interferon-a on the prevention
Hepatitis B and End-Stage Liver Disease
β Scribed by Weisberg, Ilan S.; Brown, Robert S.; Sigal, Samuel H.
- Book ID
- 122492745
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 334 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1089-3261
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