A pilot study of ribavirin and interferon beta for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C

Gastroenterology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 507-512

  Kakumu, Shinichi ^a   Yoshioka, Kentaro ^a   Wakita, Takaji ^a   Ishikawa, Tetsuya ^a   Takayanagi, Masahiro ^a   Higashi, Yasuyuki ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BETA INTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INTERFERON-BETA; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PILOT PROJECTS; RIBAVIRIN; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 0027163161     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(93)90727-T     Document Type: Article

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