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Hepatitis B

References

Adak B, Tekeoglu I, Ediz L. Fibromyalgia frequency in Hepatitis B carriers. Journal of Clinical Rheumatology . 6/2005;11(3): 157-159

Anon. Incidence of Acute Hepatitis B --- United States, 1990?2002. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Review. 2004;52(51):1252-1254. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5251a3.htm. Accessed June 23, 2005, June 28,2007, and June 3, 2008.

Anon. Lamivudine for chronic hepatitis B. Drugs and Therapy Perspectives. 2000;15(4):1-5. Available at: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/406388 Accessed June 23, 2005, and June 3, 2008.

Baraclude: Product Package Insert. www.baraclude.com. Accessed Accessed June 23,2005, and June 3, 2008.

Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver. Therapy for chronic hepatitis B. Available at: http://www.lhsc.on.ca/casl/hbther.htm. Accessed August 2003, and June 3, 2008.

FDA Talk Paper: FDA Approves New Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis B 3/30/2005. http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2005/ANS01348.html: Accessed June 21,2005 , June 29,2007, and June 3, 2008.

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Hadziyannis S, Tassopoulos N, Heathcote J, et al. Long-Term Therapy with Adefovir Dipivoxil for HBeAg-Negative Chronic Hepatitis B. New England Journal of Medicine. 6/2005: Volume 352:2673-2681 Number 26

Hepatitis B: http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/11343-6.asp. Accessed June 23,2005, June 29,2007, and May 29, 2008.

Hepatitis B Foundation, Hepatitis B Treatment. 2003. Available at: http://www.lhsc.on.ca/casl/hbther.htm. Accessed June 23,2005, June 29,2007, and May 29, 2008.

Hepatitis B Foundation, Hepatitis B Treatment. 2003. Available at: http://www.hepb.org/hepatitis_b_treatment.hepb Accessed June 23, 2005, June 28,2007, and May 29, 2008.

Hepatitis Foundation International. Basics: hepatitis B (HBV). 2003. Available at: http://www.hepfi.org/index.htm. Accessed June 23, 2005, June 28,2007, and May 29. 2008.

Lau GK, Tsiang M, Hou J, et al. Combination therapy with lamivudine and famciclovir for chronic hepatitis B-infected Chinese patients: a viral dynamics study. Hepatology. 2000;32(2):394-399.

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Martin P. Progress and Problems in the Management of Hepatitis B Infection. Presented at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases 50th Annual Meeting. Dallas, TX; 1999 November 5-9. Available at: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/423622 Accessed June 23,2005, and June 3, 2008.

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National Center for Infectious Diseases. Viral hepatitis B: fact sheet. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/b/fact.htm. Accessed June 23,2005, June 28,2007, and May 29, 2008.

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Worman HJ. Hepatitis B. Columbia University. 2002. Available at: http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/gi/hepB.html. Accessed June 23, 2005, June 29,2007, and May 29, 2008.

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Center for Disease Control. A Physician?s Guide to Chronic Hepatitis B Treatment. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/b/hbv_silent_killer.pdf. Accessed May 30, 2008.

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