Quantification of intrahepatic hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA in patients with chronic HBV infection

Hepatology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 507-512

  Cacciola, Irene ^a   Pollicino, Teresa ^a   Squadrito, Giovanni ^a   Cerenzia, Giovanni ^a   Villari, Daniela ^a   De Franchis, Roberto ^b   Santantonio, Teresa ^c   Brancatelli, Santa ^a   Colucci, Giuseppe ^d   Raimondo, Giovanni ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; LAMIVUDINE; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 17544369397     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510310235     Document Type: Article

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