Epoetin alfa maintains ribavirin dose in HCV-infected patients: a prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled study.

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Published in Gastroenterology on May 01, 2004

Authors

Nezam H Afdhal1, Douglas T Dieterich, Paul J Pockros, Eugene R Schiff, Mitchell L Shiffman, Mark S Sulkowski, Teresa Wright, Zobair Younossi, Betty L Goon, K Linda Tang, Peter J Bowers, Proactive Study Group

Author Affiliations

1: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA. nafdhal@caregroup.harvard.edu

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