Five oral agents have been approved for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B, ranging in virological potency, clinical efficacy, barrier to resistance, and side-effect profile. The degree of histological, biochemical, and serological improvement with therapy generally corresponds to the degree of su
Interferon and nucleoside analog combination therapy for hepatitis B
โ Scribed by Masahito Minami; Takayuki Katayama; Rei Sendo; Takeshi Okanoue; Toshikazu Yoshikawa
- Book ID
- 107648958
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 158 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1865-7257
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