Prevalence and treatment of hepatitis C virus genotypes 4, 5, and 6

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages

  Nguyen, Mindie H ^a   Keeffe, Emmet B ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; RIBAVIRIN;

AFRICA; ASIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EGYPT; EUROPE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PREVALENCE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GENES, VIRAL; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INTERFERONS; PREVALENCE; RIBAVIRIN; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 26444432835     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1542-3565(05)00711-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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