Evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of entecavir versus lamivudine in hepatitis BeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B patients.

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Published in J Manag Care Pharm on February 04, 2008

Authors

Yong Yuan1, Uchenna H Iloeje, Joel Hay, Sammy Saab

Author Affiliations

1: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, USA. yong.yuan@bms.com

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