Viral Hepatitis
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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2006; 12(4): 561-567
Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.561
Long-term lamivudine treatment for chronic hepatitis B in Japanese patients: A project of Kyushu University Liver Disease Study
Norihiro Furusyo, Hiroaki Takeoka, Kazuhiro Toyoda, Masayuki Murata, Yuichi Tanabe, Eiji Kajiwara, Junya Shimono, Akihide Masumoto, Toshihiro Maruyama, Hideyuki Nomura, Makoto Nakamuta, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Shinji Shimoda, Koichi Azuma, Hironori Sakai, Jun Hayashi, the Kyushu University Liver Disease Study Group
Norihiro Furusyo, Hiroaki Takeoka, Kazuhiro Toyoda, Masayuki Murata, Jun Hayashi, Department of General Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Department of Environmental Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Yuichi Tanabe, Department of Medicine, Fukuoka City Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
Eiji Kajiwara, Department of Internal Medicine, Nippon Steel Yawata Memorial Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan
Junya Shimono, Department of Medicine, Yahata Saiseikai Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan
Akihide Masumoto, Department of Clinical Research, National Hospital Organization Kokura Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan
Toshihiro Maruyama, Department of Medicine, Kitakyushu Municipal Medical Center, Kitakyushu, Japan
Hideyuki Nomura, Department of Internal Medicine, Shin-Kokura Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan
Makoto Nakamuta, Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Kazuhiro Takahashi, Department of Medicine, Hamanomachi Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
Shinji Shimoda, Department of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Koichi Azuma, Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Hironori Sakai, Department of Gastroenterology, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
Correspondence to: Norihiro Furusyo, MD, PhD, Department of General Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan. furusyo@genmedpr.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Telephone: +81-92-642-5909 Fax: +81-92-642-5916
Received: July 7, 2005
Revised: July 8, 2005
Accepted: July 20, 2005
Published online: January 28, 2006
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