In a randomized clinical trial in 148 patients of azathioprine vs. prednisone treatment of chronic aggressive hepatitis and/or nonalcoholic cirrhosis, 20 were HBsAg positive on entry. In this subgroup sequential serum samples were investigated for HBs and HBe markers by radioimmunoassay. At the time
Immunosuppressive treatment of chronic HBsAg-positive hepatitis in childhood
โ Scribed by P. Tolentino; C. Jannuzzi; R. Giacchino
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 887 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-8126
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