Disappearance of Serum Hepatitis C Virus RNA within Two Days after One Dose Interferon Administration is Predictive for Response to High-dose Interferon-.ALPHA.2b Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis C.
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High dose interferon treatment in chronic hepatitis
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عنوان ژورنال: The Keio Journal of Medicine
سال: 1997
ISSN: 1880-1293,0022-9717
DOI: 10.2302/kjm.46.74