Current and future HCV therapy: Do we still need other anti-HCV drugs?

Liver International

Volumn 35, Issue s1, 2015, Pages 4-10

  Petta, Salvatore ^a   Craxì, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis C; Direct antiviral agents; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS;

DISEASE ERADICATION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ECONOMICS; GENETICS; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; METHODS; TRENDS;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DISEASE ERADICATION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS;

EID: 84919628488     PISSN: 14783223     EISSN: 14783231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/liv.12714     Document Type: Review

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