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Original Research

Corticosteroid improves liver function but does not curb the clinical progression of hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic pre-liver failure

Fang ChenDepartment of Infectious Disease, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China;Department of Hepatology & Translation Medicine, Fuling Center Hospital of Chongqing City, Chongqing, ChinaView further author information
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Yuzhi ShiDepartment of Pharmacy, Fuling Center Hospital of Chongqing City, Chongqing City, ChinaView further author information
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Xueqin LiuDepartment of Hepatology & Translation Medicine, Fuling Center Hospital of Chongqing City, Chongqing, ChinaView further author information
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Lan LeiDepartment of Hepatology & Translation Medicine, Fuling Center Hospital of Chongqing City, Chongqing, ChinaView further author information
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Jian XuDepartment of Hepatology & Translation Medicine, Fuling Center Hospital of Chongqing City, Chongqing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1129-1135 | Received 21 Oct 2019, Accepted 30 Oct 2019, Published online: 04 Nov 2019

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