Treatment Response and Tolerability of Pegylated Interferon-α Plus Ribavirin Combination Therapy in elderly Patients (≥ 65 years) With Chronic Hepatitis C in Korea.

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Published in Hepat Mon on July 30, 2012

Authors

Hyeong Il Kim1, In Hee Kim, Byung Jun Jeon, Seok Lee, Seong Hun Kim, Sang Wook Kim, Seung Ok Lee, Soo Teik Lee, Dae Ghon Kim

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School and Hospital, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea.

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