Preliminary experience with α-2b-interferon therapy of viral hepatitis in liver allograft recipients

Transplantation

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 121-124

  Wright, Harlan I ^a   Gavaler, Judith S ^a   Van Thiel, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2B INTERFERON;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFICACY; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS VIRUS NON A NON B; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMAN; INTERFERON ALFA-2B; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 0026526902     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199201000-00023     Document Type: Article

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