Clinical presentation of GB-C virus infection in drug abusers with chronic hepatitis C

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 498-502

  Goeser, Tobias ^a   Seipp, Stefanie ^a   Wahl, Rafael ^a   Müller, Hubert M ^a   Stremmel, Wolfgang ^a   Theilmann, Lorenz ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

clinical presentation; co infection; GB C; hepatitis C virus; interferon therapy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2A INTERFERON; ALPHA2B INTERFERON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031047498     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(97)80413-8     Document Type: Article

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