Liver transplantation for hepatitis b: What is the best hepatitis B immune globulin/antiviral regimen?

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages

  Angus, Peter W ^a   Patterson, Scott J ^a  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LAMIVUDINE;

DRUG COMBINATION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; REVIEW;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; LAMIVUDINE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 58849092897     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: 15276473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.21614     Document Type: Article

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