Preoperative administration of 5-FU and interferon β may prevent recurrence of hepatitis B and C virus [12] (multiple letters)

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 215-216

  Sato, Yoshinobu ^a   Ichida, Takafumi ^b   Ito, Shinichi ^b   Hatakeyama, Katsuyoshi ^b  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA INTERFERON; FLUOROURACIL;

CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0036143697     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(01)03977-6     Document Type: Letter

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