Hepatitis C virus-associated glomerulonephritis. Effect of α-interferon therapy

Kidney International

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 1700-1704

  Johnson, Richard J ^a   Gretch, David R ^b   Couser, William G ^b   Alpers, Charles E ^b   Wilson, Jeff ^b   Chung, Minjun ^b   Hart, Jaime ^b   Willson, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; RECOMBINANT ALPHA INTERFERON; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2B INTERFERON;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0027988853     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ki.1994.471     Document Type: Conference Paper

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