Treatment of chronic hepatitis C

Journal of the Korean Medical Association

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1113-1120

  Jun, Dae Won ^a  

^a Hanyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Genotype; Hepatitis C; Standards

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BOCEPREVIR; PEGINTERFERON; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RIBAVIRIN; TELAPREVIR;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DRUG COST; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 84871022685     PISSN: 19758456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5124/jkma.2012.55.11.1113     Document Type: Article

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