Thyrotoxicosis during pegylated interferon therapy in a patient with chronic hepatitis C virus

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 231-232

  Tran, Huy A ^a  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2B INTERFERON; PEGINTERFERON ALFA-2B; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2B;

CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; NOTE; THYROTOXICOSIS;

HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERFERON ALFA-2B; THYROTOXICOSIS;

EID: 33745354219     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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