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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2010; 16(1): 89-97
Published online Jan 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i1.89
Published online Jan 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i1.89
On-treatment predictions of success in peg-interferon/ribavirin treatment using a novel formula
Hidetsugu Saito, Hirotoshi Ebinuma, Keisuke Ojiro, Kanji Wakabayashi, Mika Inoue, Shinichiro Tada, Toshifumi Hibi, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 1608582, Japan
Author contributions: Saito H, Ebinuma H, Ojiro K, Wakabayashi K and Tada S contributed to the analysis of the clinical data; Inoue M contributed as a clinical assistant to collect data from the affiliated hospitals; Hibi T provided financial support for this work; Saito H designed the study and wrote the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Hidetsugu Saito, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 1608582, Japan. hsaito@sc.itc.keio.ac.jp
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Received: September 25, 2009
Revised: November 6, 2009
Accepted: November 13, 2009
Published online: January 7, 2010
Revised: November 6, 2009
Accepted: November 13, 2009
Published online: January 7, 2010
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