A randomized, controlled trial of a 24-month course of interferon alfa 2b in patients with chronic hepatitis B who had hepatitis B virus DNA without hepatitis B e antigen in serum

Hepatology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1621-1625

  Lampertico, Pietro ^a   Del Ninno, Ersilio ^a   Manzin, Aldo ^b   Donato, Maria Francesca ^a   Rumi, Maria Grazia ^a   Lunghi, Giovanna ^a   Morabito, Alberto ^c   Clementi, Massimo ^d   Colombo, Massimo ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2B INTERFERON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0030724692     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510260634     Document Type: Article

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