Interferon-ribavirin combination therapy for chronic hepatitis C

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 12 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Schalm, Solko W ^a   Brouwer, J T ^b   Chemello, L ^b   Alberti, A ^b   Bellobuono, A ^b   Ideo, G ^b   Schwartz, R ^b   Weiland, O ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

chronic hepatitis; cirrhosis; hepatitis C; interferon; meta analysis; ribavirin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFICACY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030455291     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02087889     Document Type: Conference Paper

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