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Effectiveness of hepatitis C treatment with pegylated interferon and ribavirin in urban minority patients

✍ Scribed by Ezequiel Ridruejo; Raúl Adrover; Daniel Cocozzella; María Virgina Reggiardo; Nora Fernández

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2010
Tongue
English
Weight
495 KB
Volume
51
Category
Article
ISSN
0270-9139

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✦ Synopsis

This study was partially supported by grants UBACYT M055 (Universidad de Buenos Aires) and PICT 06-124 (Agencia Nacional de Promocio´n Cien-tı´fica y Tecnolo´gica).

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