Interferon-alpha treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus infection in children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 241-246

  Jonas, Maureen M ^a   Ott, Mary Jane ^a   Nelson, Suzanne P ^a,b   Badizadegan, Kamran ^a   Perez Atayde, Antonio R ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood; Hepatitis C; Interferon alpha; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2A INTERFERON; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2B INTERFERON; VIRUS RNA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VIRUS TYPING;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERFERON ALFA-2A; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, VIRAL; SEROLOGIC TESTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0031953730     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199803000-00013     Document Type: Article

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