title: Hepatitis B: a "GLOBAL" health challenge.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Fontana
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000187:drug effects; D014943:Global Health; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D019259:Lamivudine / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009705:Nucleosides / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018579:Patient Selection; D011744:Pyrimidinones / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D000077712:Telbivudine; D013936:Thymidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D014779:Virus Replication / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D004279:DNA, Viral; D009705:Nucleosides; D011744:Pyrimidinones; D000077712:Telbivudine; D019259:Lamivudine; D013936:Thymidine