Markov diagram of the LAM-resistant CHB disease model. The ovals represent the eight mutually exclusive health states that the patient with LAM-resistant CHB might experience over a lifetime. Patients begin in the “lamivudine-resistant CHB” state and might transit between states or remain in their current health state during each 1-year cycle.
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