Simple nucleos(t)ides as HBV prophylaxis regime of postliver transplantation: Six-year followed up

World Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 447-450

  Luo, Kang Xian ^a   Zhou, Fu Yuan ^a   Liu, Ding Li ^a   Feng, Xiao Rong ^a  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis B; Hepatitis B immunoglobulin; Liver transplantation; Nucleos(t)ides

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871327513     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19485182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v2.i12.447     Document Type: Article

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