Treatment of hepatitis B and C after liver transplantation. Part 1, hepatitis B

Transplant International

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 746-758

  Roche, Bruno ^a   Samuel, Didier ^a  

^a HÔPITAL PAUL BROUSSE   (France)

Author keywords

Antiviral therapy; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B immune globulin; Liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADEFOVIR DIPIVOXIL; FAMCICLOVIR; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; LAMIVUDINE; RECOMBINANT ALPHA INTERFERON;

ALLOGRAFT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REINFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 23944509544     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: 14322277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2004.tb00507.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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