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Research Article

Fatal Hepatic Failure After Emergence of the Hepatitis B Virus Mutant During Lamivudine Therapy in a Patient with Liver Cirrhosis

J.-H. Wang
,
S.-N. Lu
,
C.-M. Lee
,
J.-F. Lee
&
Y.-P. Chou
Pages 366-369 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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