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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2010; 16(9): 1093-1096
Published online Mar 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i9.1093
Published online Mar 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i9.1093
Predictors of loss of hepatitis B surface antigen in HIV-infected patients
George Psevdos Jr, Jin S Suh, Center for Comprehensive Care, Division of Infectious Diseases, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY 10019, United States
Jong Hun Kim, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
Victoria Lee Sharp, Center for Comprehensive Care, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY 10019, United States
Author contributions: Psevdos G Jr and Kim JH contributed equally to this work; Kim JH and Psevdos G Jr designed the research; Kim JH performed the research and analyzed the data; Kim JH and Psevdos G Jr wrote the paper; Psevdos G Jr, Suh JS and Sharp VL supervised the whole study.
Correspondence to: Dr. Jong Hun Kim, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Falk Medical Building, Ste 3A, 3601 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2582, United States. kimj4@upmc.edu
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Received: June 26, 2009
Revised: December 8, 2009
Accepted: December 15, 2009
Published online: March 7, 2010
Revised: December 8, 2009
Accepted: December 15, 2009
Published online: March 7, 2010
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