A new role for an old marker, HBsAg

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 475-477

  Brunetto, Maurizia Rossana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; LAMIVUDINE; PEGINTERFERON;

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; BLOOD SAMPLING; EDITORIAL; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS;

EID: 77949659050     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2009.12.020     Document Type: Editorial

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