Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir: A review of its use in chronic hepatitis c

Drugs

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 675-685

  Keating, Gillian M ^a  

^a Springer ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; FLUORENE DERIVATIVE; LEDIPASVIR; SOFOSBUVIR;

GENETICS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMAN;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; FLUORENES; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; SOFOSBUVIR;

EID: 84937761839     PISSN: 00126667     EISSN: 11791950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40265-015-0381-2     Document Type: Review

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