Analysis of the factors regulating the clinical effect of interferon therapy for chronic hepatitis C patients with more than 1 Meq/ml of HCV RNA

Kanzo/Acta Hepatologica Japonica

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 74-78

  Karino, Yoshiyasu ^a   Toyota, Joji ^a   Yamazaki, Katsu ^a   Ohmura, Takumi ^a   Sato, Takahiro ^a   Nakamura, Kayo ^a   Sugawara, Masaaki ^a   Matsushima, Takashi ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; BETA INTERFERON;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEROTYPING;

EID: 0033046987     PISSN: 04514203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2957/kanzo.40.74     Document Type: Article

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