Twenty-four week administration of recombinant interferon alfa 2a for chronic hepatitis B.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Kanzo
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0451-4203,1881-3593
DOI: 10.2957/kanzo.39.62