Therapeutic effect of interferon on patients with type C chronic active hepatitis: Comparison between complete responders and non-responders

Nihon University Journal of Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 267-276

  Matsumura, Hiroshi ^a   Moriyama, Mitsuhiko ^b   Shimojima, Masakazu ^b   Segawa, Takashi ^b   Shiota, Atsuo ^b   Tanaka, Naohide ^b   Okubo, Hitoshi ^b   Sugitani, Masahiko ^b   Arakawa, Yasuyuki ^b  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

HCV genotype; HCV RNA quantity; Interferon dose; Serum alanine aminotransferase

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA INTERFERON;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC ACTIVE HEPATITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 0030830831     PISSN: 05460352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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