Acute pancreatitis during interferon-alpha and ribavirin treatment for hepatitis C

BMJ Case Reports

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Da Silva, Jane ^a   Giroldi, Simone Batisti ^b   Basso, Franciani De Oliveira ^c   Antunes, Georgia Nunes ^d   Borba, Luis Augusto ^d   De Lima, Cássio Renato Montenegro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO EXTREMO SUL CATARINENSE   (Brazil)

^c Serviço de Otorrinolaringologia   (Brazil)

^d HOSPITAL SÃO JOSÉ   (Brazil)

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EID: 84896258579     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1757790X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.09.2008.0998     Document Type: Article

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