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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2005; 11(8): 1109-1114
Published online Feb 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i8.1109
Published online Feb 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i8.1109
Importance of adequate immunosuppressive therapy for the recovery of patients with “life-threatening” severe exacerbation of chronic hepatitis B
Keiichi Fujiwara, Osamu Yokosuka, Hiroshige Kojima, Tatsuo Kanda, Hiromitsu Saisho, Department of Medicine and Clinical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
Hiroyuki Hirasawa, Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
Hiroshi Suzuki, Department of Surgery, Takushinkai Tatsumi Hospital, Ichihara, Chiba 290-0003, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Osamu Yokosuka, M.D., Department of Medicine and Clinical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan. yokosukao@faculty.chiba-u.jp
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Received: July 31, 2004
Revised: August 2, 2004
Accepted: September 9, 2004
Published online: February 28, 2005
Revised: August 2, 2004
Accepted: September 9, 2004
Published online: February 28, 2005
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