Pilot study of combination therapy with ribavirin and interferon alfa for the retreatment of chronic hepatitis B e antibody–positive patients
✍ Scribed by Teresa Cotonat; Juan Antonio Quiroga; Juan Manuel López-Alcorocho; Rosa Clouet; Margarita Pardo; Félix Manzarbeitia; Vicente Carreño
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 89 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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