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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2010; 16(12): 1506-1511
Published online Mar 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i12.1506
Immediate virological response predicts the success of short-term peg-interferon monotherapy for chronic hepatitis C
Masayoshi Yada, Akihide Masumoto, Naoki Yamashita, Kenta Motomura, Toshimasa Koyanagi, Shigeru Sakamoto
Masayoshi Yada, Akihide Masumoto, Naoki Yamashita, Kenta Motomura, Toshimasa Koyanagi, Shigeru Sakamoto, Department of Hepatology, Iizuka Hospital, 3-83 Yoshio-machi, Iizuka, Fukuoka 820-8505, Japan
Author contributions: Yada M, Masumoto A, Yamashita N, Motomura K, Koyanagi T and Sakamoto S designed and performed the research; Yada M and Yamashita N analyzed the data; Yada M and Masumoto A wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Dr. Akihide Masumoto, Department of Hepatology, Iizuka Hospital, 3-83 Yoshio-machi, Iizuka, Fukuoka 820-8505, Japan. amasumotoh1@aih-net.com
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Received: November 19, 2009
Revised: January 7, 2010
Accepted: January 14, 2010
Published online: March 28, 2010
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