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Clinical course after stopping lamivudine in chronic hepatitis B patients with lamivudine-resistant mutants

  1. V. W.-S. Wong1,
  2. H. L.-Y. Chan1,
  3. M. L. Wong1,
  4. J. S.-L. Tam2,
  5. N. W.-Y. Leung3

Article first published online: 19 JAN 2004

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2004.01845.x

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Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Volume 19, Issue 3, pages 323–329, February 2004

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Wong, V. W.-S., Chan, H. L.-Y., Wong, M. L., Tam, J. S.-L. and Leung, N. W.-Y. (2004), Clinical course after stopping lamivudine in chronic hepatitis B patients with lamivudine-resistant mutants. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 19: 323–329. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2004.01845.x

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  1. 1

    Departments of Medicine and Therapeutics

  2. 2

    Microbiology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  3. 3

    Department of Medicine, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Taipo, Hong Kong

*Dr N. Leung, Department of Medicine, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, 11 Chuen On Road, Taipo, N.T., Hong Kong. E-mail: leungwyn@ha.org.hk

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 20 JAN 2004
  2. Article first published online: 19 JAN 2004
  3. Accepted for publication 9 November 2003

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