Management of chronic hepatitis B before and after liver transplantation

World Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1421-1426

  Fung, James ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antiviral therapy; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B immune globulin; Liver transplantation; Prevention; Prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930386957     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19485182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i10.1421     Document Type: Short Survey

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