Viral hepatitis: How to manage type C and D infections

Geriatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 28-37

  Najm, Wadie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA2B INTERFERON; HEPATITIS ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; RIBAVIRIN; VIRUS RNA;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; DELTA AGENT HEPATITIS; DEPRESSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SIDE EFFECT; SUPERINFECTION; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS D; HUMANS; INTERFERON ALFA-2B; RIBAVIRIN;

EID: 0031391396     PISSN: 0016867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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