Psychiatric side effects of interferon

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 93-96

  Yokoyama, Akimitsu ^a   Kimura, Yoshie ^a   Shigemura, Jun ^a  

^a Tachikawa Kyosai Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2A INTERFERON;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CASE REPORT; CHILL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; FEMALE; FLUSHING; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 0029983658     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.21.93     Document Type: Conference Paper

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