The changes of liver stiffness and its associated factors for chronic hepatitis B patients with entecavir therapy.

Liver stiffness measurement (LSM) using transient elastography has been proposed to assess liver fibrosis well in various liver diseases. This study was to determine the changes of LSM and its associated factors for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients undergoing Entecavir therapy. Consecutive CHB pat...

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Main Authors: Yuan-Hung Kuo, Sheng-Nan Lu, Chien-Hung Chen, Kuo-Chin Chang, Chao-Hung Hung, Wei-Chen Tai, Ming-Chao Tsai, Po-Lin Tseng, Tsung-Hui Hu, Jing-Houng Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3969320?pdf=render