Combined therapy trial with interferon alpha-2a and ablative therapy in the treatment of anogential warts

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 103-107

  Armstrong, D K B ^a   Maw, R D ^a   Dinsmore, W W ^a   Blaakaer, J ^b   Correa, M A G ^c   Falk, L ^d   Ferenczy, A S ^e   Fortier, M ^f   Frazer, I ^g   Law, C ^h   Moller, B M ⁱ   Oyakawa, N ^j  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^c Hospital Naval Marcilio Dias   (Brazil)

^d Hudkliniken   (Sweden)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^h ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

ⁱ ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^j UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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Author keywords

Human papillomavirus; Interferon alpha 2a

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2A INTERFERON; PLACEBO; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2A INTERFERON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDYLOMA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WART VIRUS;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; ANUS DISEASES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CONDYLOMATA ACUMINATA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON ALFA-2A; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARTS;

EID: 79960404221     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.72.2.103     Document Type: Article

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