Efficacy and safety of pegylated (40-kd) interferon alpha-2a compared with interferon alpha-2a in noncirrhotic patients with chronic hepatitis C.

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Published in Hepatology on February 01, 2001

Authors

K R Reddy1, T L Wright, P J Pockros, M Shiffman, G Everson, R Reindollar, M W Fried, P P Purdum, D Jensen, C Smith, W M Lee, T D Boyer, A Lin, S Pedder, J DePamphilis

Author Affiliations

1: University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA. Rreddy@med.miami.edu

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