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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2012; 18(40): 5793-5798
Published online Oct 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i40.5793
Published online Oct 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i40.5793
Treatment of chronic hepatitis delta virus with peg-interferon and factors that predict sustained viral response
Shaikh Samiullah, Devrajani Bikharam, Nasreen, Department of Medicine, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro/Hyderabad 71000, Pakistan
Author contributions: Samiullah S proposed the study and is the guarantor; Samiullah S and Bikharam D performed research and wrote the first draft; Nasreen collected and analyzed the data; all authors contributed to the design and interpretation of the study and to further drafts.
Supported by Hepatitis Prevention and Control Program Sindh, Pakistan Chief Minister’s initiative, a government organization provided peg-interferon treatment to patients for 48 wk free of cost
Correspondence to: Dr. Shaikh Samiullah, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro/Hyderabad 71000, Pakistan. shaikhsamiullah@yahoo.com
Telephone: +92-300-3019233 Fax: +92-22-9213306
Received: April 8, 2012
Revised: July 27, 2012
Accepted: July 29, 2012
Published online: October 28, 2012
Revised: July 27, 2012
Accepted: July 29, 2012
Published online: October 28, 2012
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