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Antiviral Therapy
The current status of antiviral therapy is reviewed, including discussion of older approaches together with more recently developed chemotherapy. Following the introduction dealing with pathophysiological aspects of virus disease, the different approaches to antiviral therapy are presented. The reasons for the slow progress in antiviral therapy are discussed. These include: 1. the necessity of ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Cancer
سال: 1981
ISSN: 0007-0920,1532-1827
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1981.239