The treatment of hepatitis C: History, presence and future

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 76-82

  Vrolijk, J M ^a   de Knegt, R J ^a   Veldt, B J ^a   Orlent, H ^a   Schalm, S W ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; ALPHA2B INTERFERON; AMANTADINE; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; LONG ACTING DRUG; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2B; RIBAVIRIN;

CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RESPONSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TOXICITY; MONOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; VIROLOGY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; CONSENSUS; DRUG COMBINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

AMANTADINE; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSENSUS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RIBAVIRIN;

EID: 3342962707     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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