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Review
. 2018 Aug 22;12(1):24-28.
doi: 10.1002/cld.727. eCollection 2018 Jul.

Chronic Hepatitis B in Pregnancy

Tatyana Kushner  1 , Monika Sarkar  2
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Review

Chronic Hepatitis B in Pregnancy

Tatyana Kushner et al. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). .
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Figure 1
Suggested algorithm for management of hepatitis B in pregnancy. Abbreviations: ULN, upper limit of normal' TDF, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate; LAM, lamivudine; TBV, telbivudine.
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