Update on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic hepatitis B: AASLD 2018 hepatitis B guidance

Hepatology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 1560-1599

  Terrault, Norah A ^a   Lok, Anna S F ^b   McMahon, Brian J ^c   Chang, Kyong Mi ^d   Hwang, Jessica P ^e   Jonas, Maureen M ^f   Brown, Robert S ^g   Bzowej, Natalie H ^h   Wong, John B ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^f BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^h OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADEFOVIR; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; ENTECAVIR; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; LAMIVUDINE; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2B; TELBIVUDINE; TENOFOVIR; TENOFOVIR ALAFENAMIDE; TENOFOVIR DIPOVOXIL FUMARATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS DNA; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ACUTE HEPATITIS B; ANTIVIRAL RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS B; COUNSELING; DECOMPENSATED LIVER CIRRHOSIS; DELTA AGENT HEPATITIS; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER GRAFT; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SCREENING; TREATMENT DURATION; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ADULT; CHILD; MASS SCREENING; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD; COUNSELING; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING;

EID: 85044252801     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: 15273350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.29800     Document Type: Article

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