title: Should treatment of hepatitis B patients be based solely on liver fibrosis?
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
authors.forename: Suna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yapali
authors.forename: Anna S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Lok
mesh_terms: D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006302:Health Services Research; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens / Q000097:blood*; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens; D000410:Alanine Transaminase