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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2005; 11(29): 4484-4489
Published online Aug 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i29.4484
Published online Aug 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i29.4484
Interferon β-1a alone or in combination with ribavirin: A randomized trial to compare efficacy and safety in chronic hepatitis C
Rinaldo Pellicano, Mara Berrutti, Mario Rizzetto, U.O.A.D.U. Gastro-Hepatology, S. Giovanni Battista (Molinette) Hospital, Turin, Italy
Antonio Craxì, Piero Luigi Almasio, Mario Valenza, Giovanna Venezia, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Palermo, Italy
Alfredo Alberti, Silvia Boccato, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Padua, Italy
Luigi Demelia, Orazio Sorbello, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Cagliari, Italy
Antonino Picciotto, Francesco Torre, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Italy
Gaetano Ideo, Carlo Cattaneo, Department of Hepatology, San Giuseppe Hospital, Milan, Italy
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by an Unrestricted Grant From Industria Farmaceutica Serono S.p.A. (Rome, Italy). The Antiviral Drugs Employed in this Study were Also Made Available by Serono
Correspondence to: Professor Mario Rizzetto, U.O.A.D.U. Gastro-Epatologia, Ospedale S. Giovanni Battista (Molinette), Corso Bramante 88-10126 Torino, Italy. mario.rizzetto@unito.it
Telephone: +39-11-6336397 Fax: +39-11-6335927
Received: May 12, 2004
Revised: September 15, 2004
Accepted: September 20, 2004
Published online: August 7, 2005
Revised: September 15, 2004
Accepted: September 20, 2004
Published online: August 7, 2005
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