Thyroid disorders in patients with chronic hepatitis C using interferon-alpha and ribavirin therapy
Objective: To investigate the frequency of thyroid disorders (TD) in patients with chronic hepatitis C before and during interferon-alpha (IFN-α) and ribavirin (RIB) treatment. Study design: Prospective study. Patients and Methods: We prospectively studied 65 anti-HCV and viral RNA positive patients...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2011-07-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867011702082 |