Intramuscular beta interferon for chronic hepatitis C: Is it worth trying?

Italian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 185-188

  Fesce, E ^a   Airoldi, A ^a   Mondazzi, L ^a   Maggi, G ^a   Gubertini, G ^a   Bernasconi, G ^a   Del Poggio, P ^a   Bozzetti, F ^a   Ideo G ^a  

^a NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beta interferon; Chronic hepatitis C

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BETA INTERFERON;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; ANOREXIA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYALGIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INTERFERON-BETA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031826605     PISSN: 11258055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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