Current practice of chronic hepatitis B treatment in Southern Italy

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Stroffolini, T ^a   Spadaro, A ^b   Di Marco, V ^c   Scifo, G ^d   Russello, M ^e   Montalto, G ^c   Bertino, G ^f   Surace, L ^g   Caroleo, B ^h   Foti, G ⁱ   Portelli, V ^j   Madonia, S ^k   Sapienza, M ^l   Cosco, L ^m   Frugiuele, P ⁿ   Galdieri, A ^o   Brandolino, N ^p   Siciliano, R ^q   Bruno, S ^r   Almasio, P L ^c   Morace, C ^p   Bronte, F ^p   Di Stefano, M ^p   Benigno, R ^p   La Spada, M ^p   Ardiri, A ^p   Pontoriero, L ^p   Staltari, O ^p   Kunkar, A ^p   Savalli, F ^p   Perricone, G ^p   Benenati, P ^p   Quintieri, F ^p   Cesario, F ^p   Bagnato, S ^p   Leotta, S ^p   Panella, L ^p   more..

^a POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

^b UOC di Medicina Interna a Indirizzo Gastroenterologico AOU   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^d UOC Malattie Infettive Ospedale Umberto I Siracusa   (Italy)

^e UOD di Epatologia ARNAS Garibaldi   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^g A di Infettivologia Ed Epatologia UO Med Specialistica Distretto del Lametino ASP Catanzaro   (Italy)

^h UO Malattie Infettive AO Mater Domini   (Italy)

ⁱ UO Malattie Infettive Ospedale Melacrino Morelli   (Italy)

^j Azienda Ospedaliera S Antonio di Abate di Trapani   (Italy)

^k Med Interna 2 Ospedali Riuniti Villa Sofia Cervello   (Italy)

^l UOC Malattie Infettive S Felice Ospedale C Basilotta   (Italy)

^m UO Malattie Infettive AO Pugliese Ciaccio   (Italy)

ⁿ UOC Medicina Interna e Reumatologia Ospedale Annunziata A O Cosenza   (Italy)

^o UO di Medicina Generale   (Italy)

^p Ospedale Crotone ^*

^q UOC Medicina Interna PO Acireale ASP Catania   (Italy)

^r UOC Malattie Infettive Ospedale Cutroni Zodda Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ASP Messina   (Italy)

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Author keywords

HBV; Interferon; Nucleosides analogues; Nucleotides analogues

Indexed keywords

ADEFOVIR DIPIVOXIL; ENTECAVIR; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; LAMIVUDINE; NUCLEOSIDE ANALOG; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA; RECOMBINANT ALPHA INTERFERON; TELBIVUDINE; TENOFOVIR; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; ITALY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADENINE; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; FEMALE; GUANINE; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; ITALY; LAMIVUDINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEOSIDES; PHOSPHONIC ACIDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PYRIMIDINONES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862981164     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2012.03.018     Document Type: Article

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