Antiviral Therapy of Liver Cirrhosis Related to Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a leading cause of liver disease worldwide, with 75% of those affected distributed in the Asia-Pacific region. Approximately one million HBV-infected patients die of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) each year. If left untreated, 6–20% of chronic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lu, Lun-Gen
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: XIA & HE Publishing Ltd 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4521245/