Pegylated interferon, but not conventional interferon therapy induced severe skin lesions.
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Correspondence and reprint request: Dr. Fanpu Ji, M.D. The second affiliated hospital, College of Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 157 Xi Wu Road, Xi’an 710004, Shaanxi Province, PR. China. Tel.: +86-29 8767-9275 Fax: +86-29 8767-9275 E mail: [email protected] Manuscript received: Octobre 4, 2011. Manuscript accepted: November 27, 2011. July-August, Vol. 11 No.4, 2012: 570-571 LETTER TO EDITOR
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of hepatology
دوره 11 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012