Sequential versus concomitant administration of ribavirin and interferon alfa-n3 in patients with chronic hepatitis C not responding to interferon alone: Results of a randomized, controlled trial

Hepatology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 341-346

  Sostegni, Raffaello ^a   Ghisetti, Valeria ^b   Pittaluga, Fabrizia ^b   Marchiaro, Giovanna ^b   Rocca, Giuseppe ^a   Borghesio, Elisabetta ^a   Rizzetio, Mario ^a   Saracco, Giorgio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA INTERFERON; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; INTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN; VIRUS RNA;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FORECASTING; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; MIDDLE AGED; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RETREATMENT; RIBAVIRIN; RNA, VIRAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031904587     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510280208     Document Type: Article

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