Description: Hepatitis B Virus in Human Diseases Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days). Author(s): Yun-Fan Liaw, Fabien Zoulim Format: Hardback Publisher: Birkhauser Verlag AG, Switzerland Imprint: Birkhauser Verlag AG ISBN-13: 9783319223292, 978-3319223292 Synopsis This text provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of this field, and will serve as a valuable resource for students, clinicians, and researchers with an interest in hepatitis B. The book reviews new data about basic and translational science including the viral life cycle, the immunopathogenesis of virus induced chronic hepatitis, the mechanism of virus induced liver cancer, and their potential applications for the clinical management of patients. The clinical aspects of this chronic viral infection are reviewed in detail with important chapters on the global epidemiology, the natural history of the disease, co-infections with its satellite virus HDV or HIV, and management of special patient populations. A major emphasis is made on the management of antiviral therapy and the recent international guidelines for the treatment of hepatitis B. Finally, the book reviews the current state of the art regarding immunoprophylaxis to prevent the spread of the virus and its major clinical consequences. The new advances and perspectives in the development of improved antiviral treatments are also discussed. Hepatitis B Virus in Human Diseases will serve as a very useful resource for students, physicians and researchers dealing with, and interested in, this challenging chronic viral infection. It will provide a concise yet comprehensive summary of the current status of the field that will help guide patient management and stimulate investigative efforts. All chapters are written by experts in their fields and include the most up to date scientific and clinical information.
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Book Title: Hepatitis B Virus in Human Diseases
Item Height: 235 mm
Item Width: 155 mm
Series: Molecular and Translational Medicine
Author: Yun-Fan Liaw, Fabien Zoulim
Publication Name: Hepatitis B Virus in Human Diseases
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Birkhauser Verlag A&G
Subject: Medicine
Publication Year: 2015
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 8454 g
Number of Pages: 468 Pages
