Treatment of hepatitis b virus associated glomerulonephritis with recombinant human alpha interferon

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 112-117

  Chung, Doo Ryeon ^a   Yang, Won Seok ^a   Kim, Soon Bae ^a   Yu, Eunsil ^a   Chung, Young Hwa ^a   Lee, Yungsang ^a   Park, Jung Sik ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alpha interferon; Glomerulonephritis; Hepatitis B virus

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT ALPHA INTERFERON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MALE; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; PROTEINURIA; SEROCONVERSION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030898973     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: 14219670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000169083     Document Type: Article

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