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Baseline cholesterol is associated with the response to antiviral therapy in chronic hepatitis C

✍ Scribed by Michael Economou; Haralampos Milionis; Spyridon Filis; Gerasimos Baltayiannis; Leonidas Christou; Moses Elisaf; Epameinondas Tsianos

Book ID: 108951368
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2008
Tongue: English
Weight: 88 KB
Volume: 23
Category: Article
ISSN: 0815-9319
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2007.04911.x

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