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Editorial
. 2023 Apr;29(2):367-370.
doi: 10.3350/cmh.2023.0054. Epub 2023 Mar 20.

Is liver biopsy essential to identifying the immune tolerant phase of chronic hepatitis B?

Joo Hyun Oh  1 , Dong Hyun Sinn  2
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Editorial

Is liver biopsy essential to identifying the immune tolerant phase of chronic hepatitis B?

Joo Hyun Oh et al. Clin Mol Hepatol. 2023 Apr.

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Keywords: Biopsy; Fibrosis; Hepatitis B, chronic.

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