Clinical utility of hepatitis B surface antigen quantitation in patients with chronic hepatitis B: A review

Hepatology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2121-2129

  Liaw, Yun Fan ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; INTERFERON; NUCLEOSIDE; NUCLEOTIDE; PEGINTERFERON; VIRUS DNA;

ACCURACY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DRUG EFFECT; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DNA, VIRAL; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79957494401     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: 15273350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.24364     Document Type: Review

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