Does ascorbic acid prevent retinopathy during interferon therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C?

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 486-491

  Nishiguchi, S ^a   Shiomi, S ^a   Enomoto, M ^a   Lee, C ^a   Jomura, H ^a   Tamori, A ^a   Habu, D ^a   Takeda, T ^a   Yanagihara, N ^a   Shiraki, K ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Chronic hepatitis C; Interferon; Retinopathy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; ASCORBIC ACID; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2B INTERFERON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; EYE FUNDUS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; RETINOPATHY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIOXIDANTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; ASCORBIC ACID; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL DEGENERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034885558     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005350170072     Document Type: Article

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