Interferon/pegylated interferon and ribavirin in HCV-associated kidney disease with or without cryoglobulinemia [1]

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 432-433

  Bruchfeld, A ^a   Lindahl, K ^a   Stahle, L ^a   Schvarcz, R ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2B INTERFERON; ERYTHROPOIETIN; IRON; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2B; RIBAVIRIN;

ALBUMINURIA; ANEMIA; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERANCE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEMATURIA; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LETTER; MONOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULITIS;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DNA, VIRAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INTERFERON ALFA-2B; KIDNEY DISEASES; RIBAVIRIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 30344453356     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2005.10.020     Document Type: Letter

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