Adherence with use of oral agents in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B

Current Hepatitis Reports

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 70-74

  Lee, Maximilian ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Antiviral therapy; Compliance; Hepatitis B; Viral breakthrough; Viral resistance

Indexed keywords

ADEFOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; ENTECAVIR; LAMIVUDINE; NUCLEOSIDE ANALOG; TENOFOVIR;

AGE; ANTIVIRAL RESISTANCE; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASIA; AWARENESS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRESCRIPTION; PRESCRIPTION REFILL; RELAPSE;

EID: 84865786881     PISSN: 15403416     EISSN: 15410706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11901-012-0125-7     Document Type: Article

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