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Review
. 2024 Jun 12;23(1):e0195.
doi: 10.1097/CLD.0000000000000195. eCollection 2024 Jan-Jun.

Revisiting the natural history of chronic hepatitis B infection

Hung-Chih Yang  1   2
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Revisiting the natural history of chronic hepatitis B infection

Hung-Chih Yang. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). .
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The classical view of the natural history of CHB acquired perinatally or in childhood. Abbreviation: ALT, alanine transaminase; CHB, chronic hepatitis B.
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Revisiting the natural history of CHB by integrating new quantitative viral markers. Abbreviation: ALT, alanine transaminase; CHB, chronic hepatitis B.
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