Direct-acting antiviral agents for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus infection

Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-6

  Kanda, Tatsuo ^a   Nakamoto, Shingo ^a   Nakamura, Masato ^a   Jiang, Xia ^a   Miyamura, Tatsuo ^a   Wu, Shuang ^a   Yokosuka, Osamu ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Daclatasvir; Interferon free; Protease inhibitors; Simeprevir; Sofosbuvir

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901501952     PISSN: 22250719     EISSN: 23108819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14218/JCTH.2013.00025     Document Type: Review

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