Comparative Effects of Different Doses of Ribavirin Plus Interferon-α2b for Therapy of Chronic Hepatitis C: Results of a Controlled, Randomized Trial
✍ Scribed by Herbert L. Bonkovsky; Denise Stefancyk; Kristina McNeal; Barbara F. Banner; Qin Liu; Geoffrey M. Zucker; Jonathan Israel; John Stagias; Joel Colker
- Book ID
- 110305322
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 103 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0163-2116
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