Interferons for chronic hepatitis B

References

Citations

  1. Lok ASF, McMahon BJ (2007). Chronic hepatitis B. Hepatology, 45(2): 507–539.

  2. Janssen, H (2005). Pegylated interferon alfa-2b alone or in combination with lamivudine for HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B: A randomised trial. Lancet, 365(9454): 123–129.

  3. Lau GKK, et al. (2005). Peginterferon alfa-2a, lamivudine, and the combination for HBeAG-positive chronic hepatitis B. New England Journal of Medicine, 352(26): 2682–2695.

  4. Malik AH, Lee WM (2000). Chronic hepatitis B virus infection: Treatment strategies for the next millennium. Annals of Internal Medicine, 132(9): 723–731.


Author: Maria G. Essig, MS, ELSLast Updated: October 15, 2007
Medical Review: Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
W. Thomas London, MD - Hepatology

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