title: Chronic hepatitis B: diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: The management of chronic hepatitis is reviewed. The importance of making a precise diagnosis and assessing the activity and stage of the disease are stressed. Treatment in relation to these findings is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine II (section Hepatology), University Hospital Dijkzigt, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Schalm
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000201:enzymology; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000502:physiology; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000998:Antiviral Agents