Long-term outcome after interferon therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Annals of Hepatology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 267-269

  Buti, Maria ^a   Esteban, Rafael ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; INTERFERON; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2B; RIBAVIRIN; VIRUS RNA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MONOTHERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 37549046378     PISSN: 16652681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1665-2681(19)31909-x     Document Type: Editorial

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