Treatment for hepatitis C virus in injection drug users on opioid replacement therapy: A prospective multicentre study [4]

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 731-732

  Belfiori, Barbara ^a,e   Chiodera, Alessandro ^b   Ciliegi, Patrizia ^c   Tosti, Andrea ^d   Baldelli, Franco ^a   Stagni, Giuliano ^a   Francisci, Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Clinical Department of Infectious Diseases   (Italy)

^c Addiction Service   (Italy)

^d Clinical Department of Internal Medicine   (Italy)

^e Ospedale Silvestrini   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BUPRENORPHINE; METHADONE; OPIATE; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2B; RIBAVIRIN;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG USE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BUPRENORPHINE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447564035     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.meg.0000280175.79379.04     Document Type: Letter

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