Letter to the Editor: Unanswered questions about hepatitis B virus infection in patients with COVID-19

Xiu-He Lv^{1

2}, Jin-Lin Yang^{1

2}, Kai Deng^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
² Sichuan University-Oxford University Huaxi Gastrointestinal Cancer Centre, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

Comment

Xiu-He Lv et al. Hepatology. 2022 Jan.

. 2022 Jan;75(1):229.

doi: 10.1002/hep.32098. Epub 2021 Dec 7.

Xiu-He Lv^{1

2}, Jin-Lin Yang^{1

2}, Kai Deng^{1

2}

¹ Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
² Sichuan University-Oxford University Huaxi Gastrointestinal Cancer Centre, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

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