Distribution of genotypes and response to alpha-interferon in patients with hepatitis C virus infection in Germany

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 128-132

  Feucht, H H ^a   Zollner B ^a   Schroter M ^a   Hoyer, A ^a   Sterneck, M ^a   Polywka, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; EGYPT; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VIRUS GENOME;

EID: 0030000391     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01591485     Document Type: Article

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