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Chronic hepatitis B infection in pregnancy illustrated by a case of successful treatment with entecavir

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Toyama, 162-8655, Japan

    Jun Kakogawa, Ayako Sakurabashi, Miyuki Sadatsuki, Hideto Gomibuchi & Shigeki Minoura

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Kakogawa, J., Sakurabashi, A., Sadatsuki, M. et al. Chronic hepatitis B infection in pregnancy illustrated by a case of successful treatment with entecavir. Arch Gynecol Obstet 284, 1595–1596 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-011-2064-x

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