Interferon therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C and schistosomiasis [2]

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 172-174

  Kamal, Sanaa M ^a,b   Madwar, Mohamed A ^b   Peters, Thomas ^a   Fawzy, Ragaa ^c   Rasenack, Jens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA2B INTERFERON; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

EID: 0033962163     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(00)80207-X     Document Type: Letter

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