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Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B with Tenofovir
Background:Tenofovir is among the first-line treatments for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) virus infection. We evaluated the efficacy of Tenofovir in the treatment of Iranian adult patients with CHB. Methods: In a retrospective study, we evaluated 154 HBsAg positive patients referred to Sadoughi hospital in Yazd-Iran for treatment ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Hepatology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0270-9139
DOI: 10.1002/hep.27946