Immune thrombocytopenia and α-interferon therapy

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 972-975

  Dourakis, Spyros P ^a   Deutsch, Melanie ^a   Hadziyannis, Stephanos J ^a  

^a HIPPOKRATION HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Autoimmune thrombocytopenia; Chronic hepatitis C; Hepatitis C; Idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura; Thrombocytopenia; Interferon

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030461483     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(96)80304-7     Document Type: Article

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