Factors predictive of response to interferon therapy in children with chronic hepatitis B

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 540-544

  Ruiz Moreno, Mercedes ^a   Camps, Teresa ^a   Jimenez, Jesús ^a   López, Rosario ^a   Castillo, Inmaculasa ^a,b   Bartolomé, Javier ^a,b   Carreño, Vicente ^a,b  

^a AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Children; Hepatitis B virus; Interferon; Predictive factors.

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029008001     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-8278(95)80448-X     Document Type: Article

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