A study of low dose peginterferon alpha-2b with ribavirin for the initial treatment of chronic hepatitis C.

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Published in Am J Gastroenterol on June 01, 2006

Authors

Edward L Krawitt1, Stuart R Gordon, Norman D Grace, Takamaru Ashikaga, Mary Ann Ray, Melissa Palmer, Joseph C Yarze, Sam Moskowitz, New York New England Study Team

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, and Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

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