Efficacy of human leukocyte interferon-α treatment in elderly patients with hepatitis-C virus-related chronic liver disease

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL.1, 1996, Pages 305-312

  Gattoni, A ^a   Romano, C ^a   Cecere, A ^a   Caiazzo, R ^a   Grima, P ^b   Altucci, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b S Caterina Novella Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis C; Interferon treatment of elderly patients

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA INTERFERON; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INSOMNIA; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; IRRITABILITY; LEUKOCYTE; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK;

EID: 0029810690     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-4943(96)86953-6     Document Type: Article

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