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Ann Hepatol 2012; 11 (2)


Pegylated interferon-alpha2b plus ribavirin for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 4 infection in patients with normal serum ALT

Al-Ali J, Siddique I, Varghese R, Hasan F

Idioma: Ingles.
Referencias bibliográficas: 37
Paginas: 186-193
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RESUMEN

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