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Interstitial Pneumonitis Related to Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2a Treatment in a Patient with Chronic Hepatitis C

Erhan Alkan, Mete Akin, Haydar Adanir, Yasar Tuna

Citation Information : Alkan E, Akin M, Adanir H, Tuna Y. Interstitial Pneumonitis Related to Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2a Treatment in a Patient with Chronic Hepatitis C. Euroasian J Hepatogastroenterol 2016; 6 (1):91-92.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10018-1176

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-01-2010

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2016; The Author(s).


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