Metabolic factors involved in the therapeutic response of patients with hepatitis C virus-related chronic hepatitis

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1266-1268

  Tarantino, Giovanni ^a   Conca, Paolo ^a   Sorrentino, Paolo ^a   Ariello, Manuela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Combined antiviral therapy; HCV; Impaired glucose metabolism; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

IRON; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2B; RIBAVIRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISORDERS OF CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; METABOLIC REGULATION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 33745810971     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04394.x     Document Type: Article

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