The efficacy of thymosin in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus infection: A meta-analysis

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1899-1905

  Chan, H L Y ^a   Tang, J L ^a   Tam, W ^a   Sung, J J Y ^a,b  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; THYMOSIN; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFICACY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS INHIBITION;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DNA, VIRAL; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MEDLINE; ODDS RATIO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; THYMOSIN; TRANSAMINASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035663014     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2001.01135.x     Document Type: Article

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