## Abstract ## BACKGROUND The objective of the current study was to determine the characteristic features of sustained responders who develop hepatocellular carcinoma after treatment with interferon for chronic hepatitis C. ## METHODS This study included 3626 patients with chronic hepatitis C wh
Characteristics of patients with chronic hepatitis C who develop hepatocellular carcinoma after a sustained response to interferon therapy
โ Scribed by Monica Basso; Francesco Torre; Antonino Picciotto
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 56 KB
- Volume
- 103
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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