Comprehensive Textbook Of Hepatitis B

During last 3 decades, significant improvement has been taken place in the fields of epidemiology, virology, diagnosis, pathogenesis, control and management of different infectious diseases. However, positive developments may not been properly reflected in the clinics in the context of hepatitis B virus (HBV). The virus was detected in 1960s, a potent vaccine against the HBV is available from early 1980s, and several antiviral drugs against HBV have been developed during last 3 decades. However,