Volume 127, Issue 3, Pages 756-763 (September 2004) Natural history of chronic HBV carriers in northern Italy: Morbidity and mortality after 30 years Mauro Manno, Calogero Cammà, Filippo Schepis, Fabio Bassi, Roberta Gelmini, Francesco Giannini, Francesca Miselli, Antonella Grottola, Ilva Ferretti, Chiara Vecchi, Marisa De Palma, Erica Villa Gastroenterology Volume 127, Issue 3, Pages 756-763 (September 2004) DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2004.06.021 Copyright © 2004 American Gastroenterological Association Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Cumulative survival analysis evaluated with the Kaplan-Meier method, in the 296 patients (—) and in the 157 controls (---) examined. The Y-axis is interrupted to allow a better evaluation of the 2 curves that otherwise would overlap. Gastroenterology 2004 127, 756-763DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2004.06.021) Copyright © 2004 American Gastroenterological Association Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Percentage of patients who cleared HBsAg during the 30 years of follow-up evaluation (calculated on the 183 carriers who underwent blood draw in 2000). Gastroenterology 2004 127, 756-763DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2004.06.021) Copyright © 2004 American Gastroenterological Association Terms and Conditions