Reduction of liver stiffness by antiviral therapy in chronic hepatitis B
β Scribed by Keisuke Osakabe; Naohiro Ichino; Toru Nishikawa; Hiroko Sugiyama; Miho Kato; Shiho Kitahara; Senju Hashimoto; Naoto Kawabe; Masao Harata; Yoshifumi Nitta; Michihito Murao; Takuji Nakano; Hiroaki Shimazaki; Yuko Arima; Koji Suzuki; Kentaro Yoshioka
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 356 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0944-1174
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