Research article summary (published 27 Oct 2009):

Peginterferon alfa-2b or alfa-2a with ribavirin for hepatitis C.

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Author information

Author/s: Hsu, Ching-Sheng (CS); Kao, Jia-Horng (JH);

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comment; Letter

Journal: The New England journal of medicine (N Engl J Med), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Oct; vol 361 (issue 18) : pp 1808-9; author reply 1809

Dates: Created 2009/10/29; Completed 2009/11/04;

PMID: 19864682, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/4/2009, IMS Date: )

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CommentOn: N Engl J Med. 2009 Aug 6;361(6):580-93. (PMID: 19625712)

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Antiviral Agents - administration & dosage Asian Continental Ancestry Group Drug Therapy, Combination Hepatitis C, Chronic - drug therapy; ethnology Humans

Humans Interferon Alfa-2a - administration & dosage Interferon Alfa-2b - administration & dosage Recurrence Ribavirin - administration & dosage

Associated Chemicals: Antiviral Agents (0) ; Ribavirin (36791-04-5) ; Interferon Alfa-2a (76543-88-9) ; Interferon Alfa-2b (99210-65-8)

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