Pegylated interferon for chronic hepatitis C in children affects growth and body composition: Results from the pediatric study of hepatitis C (PEDS-C) trial

Hepatology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 523-531

  Jonas, Maureen M ^a   Balistreri, William ^b   Gonzalez Peralta, Regino P ^c   Haber, Barbara ^d   Lobritto, Steven ^e   Mohan, Parvathi ^f   Molleston, Jean P ^g   Murray, Karen F ^h   Narkewicz, Michael R ⁱ   Rosenthal, Philip ^j   Schwarz, Kathleen B ^k   Barton, Bruce A ^l   Shepherd, John A ^j   Mitchell, Paul D ^a   Duggan, Christopher ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^e NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g RILEY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^h SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^k JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; PLACEBO; RIBAVIRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EATING; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RIBAVIRIN;

EID: 84864328396     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: 15273350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.25690     Document Type: Article

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