A significant proportion of patients with chronic hepatitis B who are candidates for antiviral treatment are untreated: A region-wide survey in Italy.

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Published in J Clin Gastroenterol on October 26, 2009

Authors

Edoardo G Giannini1, Francesco Torre, Monica Basso, Marcello Feasi, Silvia Boni, Alessandro Grasso, Pasqualina De Leo, Ferdinando Dodi, Maria Grazia Marazzi, Emilio Azzola, Valentina Bartolacci, Gianfranco Percario, Andrea Beltrame, Paolo Borro, Vincenzo Savarino, Antonino Picciotto, Ligurian Hepatitis B Virus Study Group

Author Affiliations

1: Cattedra di Gastroenterologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Università di Genova, Italy.

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