Steatosis in chronic hepatitis C: Can weight reduction improve therapeutic efficacy? (multiple letters)

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 432-433

  Giannini, Edoardo ^a   Ceppa, Paola ^b   Testa, Roberto ^a  

^a V le Benedetto XV   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

DRUG EFFICACY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LETTER; LIPID STORAGE; LIVER METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEATOSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0034857085     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(01)00107-6     Document Type: Letter

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