Hepatitis C nonresponders: Re-treat or retreat?

Hepatology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1307-1309

  Leise, Michael ^a   Kim, W Ray ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; RIBAVIRIN; VIRUS RNA;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG REEXPOSURE; DRUG RESPONSE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT DURATION; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 73149107479     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.23263     Document Type: Note

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