The Changes of Liver Stiffness and Its Associated Factors for Chronic Hepatitis B Patients with Entecavir Therapy

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

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0093160

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The Changes of Liver Stiffness and Its Associated Factors for Chronic Hepatitis B Patients with Entecavir Therapy

Yuan-Hung Kuo,

Affiliation Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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Sheng-Nan Lu,

Affiliation Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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Chien-Hung Chen,

Affiliation Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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Kuo-Chin Chang,

Affiliation Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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Chao-Hung Hung,

Affiliation Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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Wei-Chen Tai,

Affiliation Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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Ming-Chao Tsai,

Affiliation Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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Po-Lin Tseng,

Affiliation Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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Tsung-Hui Hu,

Affiliation Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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Jing-Houng Wang

* E-mail: wajing@cgmh.org.tw

Affiliation Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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The Changes of Liver Stiffness and Its Associated Factors for Chronic Hepatitis B Patients with Entecavir Therapy

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

Published: March 28, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093160

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