Efficacy and safety of pegylated-interferon alpha-2a in hemodialysis patients with chronic hepatitis C.

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Published in World J Gastroenterol on January 14, 2008

Authors

Celal Ayaz1, Mustafa Kemal Celen, Ugur Nedim Yuce, Mehmet Faruk Geyik

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Dicle University Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey.

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