Corticosteroids and lamivudine combined to treat acute severe flare-up in a chronic hepatitis B and C patient [4]

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 238-239

  Kanda, Tatsuo ^a   Yokosuka, Osamu ^a   Imazeki, Fumio ^a   Yoshida, Setsuko ^b   Suzuki, Yutaka ^b   Nagao, Keiichi ^a   Saisho, Hiromitsu ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Yachiyo Central Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; LAMIVUDINE; PREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ECHOGRAPHY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 1342268420     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2004.03269.x     Document Type: Letter

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