Alcohol has no effect on hepatitis C virus replication: A meta-analysis

Gut

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1468-1472

  Anand, B S ^a,b   Thornby, J ^b  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; VIRAL LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 25444502098     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.2004.056697     Document Type: Article

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