The Efficacy of Adefovir Plus Entecavir Combination Therapy in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Refractory to Both Lamivudine and Adefovir
โ Scribed by Cho, Yuri; Lee, Dong Hyeon; Chung, Kwang Hyun; Jin, Eunhyo; Lee, Jeong-Hoon; Cho, Eun Ju; Yu, Su Jong; Kim, Jin Wook; Jeong, Sook Hyang; Yoon, Jung-Hwan; Lee, Hyo-Suk; Kim, Chung Yong; Kim, Yoon Jun
- Book ID
- 121635256
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 264 KB
- Volume
- 58
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0163-2116
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