Profile of users of drugs for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B available through the Brazilian Public Health System

Treatment for chronic hepatitis B in Brazil are funded by the Ministry of Health and by the state Departments of Health. Clinical protocol and therapeutic guidelines approve the use of adefovir, entecavir, interferon-a, lamivudine, and tenofovir for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B. The aim of t...

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Main Authors: Astrid Wiens, Luana Lenzi, Mônica Cavichiolo Grochocki, Cassyano Januário Correr, Roberto Pontarolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702012000400012&lng=en&tlng=en