Systematic Review of the Literature on Comparative Effectiveness of Antiviral Treatments for Chronic Hepatitis B Infection
β Scribed by Tatyana A. Shamliyan; James R. Johnson; Roderick MacDonald; Aasma Shaukat; Jian-Min Yuan; Robert L. Kane; Timothy J. Wilt
- Book ID
- 107414223
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 525 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0884-8734
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