Successful cessation of lamivudine using interferon in a patient with chronic hepatitis
โ Scribed by Kazuhiko Hayashi; Yoshiaki Katano; Masatoshi Ishigami; Akihiro Itoh; Yoshiki Hirooka; Isao Nakano; Hidemi Goto
- Book ID
- 107648888
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 211 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1865-7257
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