Interferon therapy for chronic hepatitis C in habitual drinkers: Comparison with chronic hepatitis C in infrequent drinkers

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1374-1379

  Ohnishi, Kunihiko ^a   Matsuo, Shuichi ^a   Matsutani, Kazuhiro ^a   Itahashi, Motoya ^a   Kakihara, Koji ^a   Suzuki, Keiko ^a   Ito, Susumu ^a   Fujiwara, Kenji ^a  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ALPHA INTERFERON; BETA INTERFERON; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2A INTERFERON; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2B INTERFERON; VIRUS RNA;

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER HISTOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; BIOPSY; CHRONIC DISEASE; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INTERFERONS; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA, VIRAL; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0030054920     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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