Interferon treatment for thrombocytopenia associated with chronic HCV infection

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 683-684

  Uygun, A ^a   Kadayifci, A ^a   Ercin, N ^b   Bagci', S ^b   Dag Alp, K ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HYPERSPLENISM; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERFERON ALFA-2B; MIDDLE AGED; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 0034509719     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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