Hepatitis G virus infection in chronic hepatitis C: Frequency, features and response to interferon therapy

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 787-793

  Sáiz, Juan Carlos ^a   Ampurdanés, Sergi ^a   Olmedo, Eva ^a   López Labrador, Francesc Xavier ^a   Forns, Xavier ^a   Guilera, Magdalena ^a   Tassies, Dolors ^a   Costa, Josep ^a   Sánchez Tapias, José María ^a   Jiménez De Anta, María Teresa ^a   Rodés, Juan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

chronic hepatitis; flavivirus; viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2B INTERFERON; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2B INTERFERON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0342813110     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(97)80243-7     Document Type: Article

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