Treatment alternatives for chronic hepatitis B virus infection: a cost-effectiveness analysis.

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Published in Ann Intern Med on May 17, 2005

Authors

Fasiha Kanwal1, Ian M Gralnek, Paul Martin, Gareth S Dulai, Mary Farid, Brennan M R Spiegel

Author Affiliations

1: Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, and Center for the Study of Digestive Healthcare Quality and Outcomes, Los Angeles, California 90073, USA.

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