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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2013; 19(7): 1098-1103
Published online Feb 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i7.1098
Pegylated interferon alfa and ribavirin for children with chronic hepatitis C
Irit Rosen, Michal Kori, Orly Eshach Adiv, Baruch Yerushalmi, Nataly Zion, Ron Shaoul
Irit Rosen, Orly Eshach Adiv, Nataly Zion, Ron Shaoul, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit, Meyer Children’s Hospital, Rambam Medical Center, Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa 31096, Israel
Michal Kori, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot 76100, Israel
Baruch Yerushalmi, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit, Soroka Medical Center, Ben Gurion University Faculty of Medicine, Be’er Sheva 84101, Israel
Author contributions: Shaoul R initiated the study; Rosen I and Shaoul R wrote the manuscript; Rosen I, Shaoul R, Eshach Adiv O, Kori M, Zion N, and Yerushalmi B collected patients’ data and performed follow-up.
Correspondence to: Irit Rosen, MD, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit, Meyer Children’s Hospital, Rambam Medical Center, Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, PO Box 9697, Efron Street Bat-Galim, Haifa 31096, Israel. irita111@gmail.com
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Received: June 14, 2012
Revised: September 4, 2012
Accepted: October 16, 2012
Published online: February 21, 2013
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