Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2012; 18(47): 6943-6950
Published online Dec 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i47.6943
Long-term treatment outcomes of clevudine in antiviral-naive patients with chronic hepatitis B
Suk Bae Kim, Il Han Song, Young Min Kim, Ran Noh, Ha Yan Kang, Hyang Ie Lee, Hyeon Yoong Yang, An Na Kim, Hee Bok Chae, Sae Hwan Lee, Hong Soo Kim, Tae Hee Lee, Young Woo Kang, Eaum Seok Lee, Seok Hyun Kim, Byung Seok Lee, Heon Young Lee
Suk Bae Kim, Il Han Song, Young Min Kim, Ran Noh, Ha Yan Kang, Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan 330-715, South Korea
Hyang Ie Lee, Hyeon Yoong Yang, An Na Kim, Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University College of Medicine, Daejeon 302-779, South Korea
Hee Bok Chae, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk University College of Medicine, Cheongju 362-711, South Korea
Sae Hwan Lee, Hong Soo Kim, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan 330-090, South Korea
Tae Hee Lee, Young Woo Kang, Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon 371-718, South Korea
Eaum Seok Lee, Seok Hyun Kim, Byung Seok Lee, Heon Young Lee, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam University College of Medicine, Daejeon 301-721, South Korea
Author contributions: Song IH designed this clinical study; Kim SB and Song IH performed data analysis and wrote the manuscript; Kim SB, Kim YM, Noh R and Kang HY interpreted data and drafted the manuscript; Lee HI, Yang HY, Kim AN, Chae HB, Lee SH, Kim HS, Lee TH, Kang YW, Lee ES, Kim SH, Lee BS and Lee HY took part in the study in their regional area and provided critical suggestions and discussion.
Correspondence to: Il Han Song, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, 16-5 Anseo-dong, Cheonan 330-715, South Korea. ihsong21@dankook.ac.kr
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Received: July 26, 2012
Revised: October 22, 2012
Accepted: October 30, 2012
Published online: December 21, 2012
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