Efficacy of combination therapy with interferon and azidothymidine in chronic type C hepatitis: A pilot study
β Scribed by Mikihiro Tsutsumi; Akira Takada; Makoto Sawada
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 773 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0944-1174
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