Clinical features of patients with chronic liver disease associated with hepatitis C virus genotype 1a/I in Okinawa, Japan

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 176-181

  Sakugawa, Hiroshi ^a   Nakasone, Hiroki ^a   Kinjo, Fukunori ^a   Saito, Atsushi ^a   Keida, Yoshihide ^b   Kikuchi, Kaoru ^b   Oyadomari, Yasutomo ^c   Ishihara, Masakiyo ^c   Nakasone, Kazunori ^d   Yogi, Seiryo ^e   Kinjo, Yukihiro ^e   Taira, Masaaki ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Hospital   (Japan)

^c Nakagami Hospital   (Japan)

^d Ryusei Hospital   (Japan)

^e Okinawa Prefectural Naha Hospital   (Japan)

^f Okinawa Prefectural Miyako Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Genotype; Hepatitis C virus; Interferon

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 8044235819     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1997.tb00403.x     Document Type: Article

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